Extract from Wikipedia article: Russula atropurpurea is an edible member of the genus Russula. It is dark vinaceous (red wine-coloured) or purple, and grows with deciduous, or occasionally coniferous trees. It is commonly called the blackish purple Russula, or the purple brittlegill.
Blackish purple brittlegill mushrooms Russula atropurpurea on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020 LSHT Little Lake Creek Loop, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Blackish purple brittlegill mushrooms Russula atropurpurea on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020 LSHT Little Lake Creek Loop, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Side view of blackish purple brittlegill mushrooms Russula atropurpurea on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020 LSHT Little Lake Creek Loop, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA