What a beautiful mushroom! Grows in small numbers, but found all over -- quite common. Rarely this large, though. CAP up to 5 cm, delightfully slimy, vivid purple that doesn't fade at all when dried; GILLS creamy-white turning browner in maturity, slightly notched; STIPE color and texture of cap below the persistent membranous superior ring, white and dry above ring; FLESH whitish, unchanging, no odor noticed; SPORE rusty brown (clearly visible on top of ring of mature ones -- not clear in these photos though).