Synonymy:
Agaricus violaceus L., Sp. pl. 2: 1173 (1753)
Amanita araneosa var. violaceus (L.) Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot. (Paris) 1(1): 106 (1783)
Agaricus araneosus var. violaceus (L.) Mérat, Nouv. Fl. Environs Paris, Edn 2 1: 82 (1821)
Inoloma violaceum (L.) Wünsche, Die Pilze: 128 (1877)
Gomphos violaceus (L.) Kuntze, Revis. gen. pl. (Leipzig) 2: 854 (1891)

Agaricus violaceus var. elegans Pers., Observ. mycol. (Lipsiae) 2: 44 (1800) [1799]
Naematoloma udum * elegans (Pers.) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 32: 497 (1879)

Agaricus violaceus var. opacus Pers., Observ. mycol. (Lipsiae) 2: 44 (1800) [1799]

Position in classification:
Cortinarius, Cortinariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

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