Extract from Wikipedia article: Lactarius uvidus is a European and North American "milk-cap" mushroom, of which the milk turns violet when the flesh is damaged. The fungi generally identified as L. uvidus are part of a complex of closely related species and varieties which are difficult to delimit definitively.
Lilac staining milkcap mushrooms Lactarius uvidus(?) and other milkcap at the top on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Lilac staining milkcap mushrooms Lactarius uvidus(?) with a red band under its cap on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Reddish cross section of lilac staining milkcap mushrooms Lactarius uvidus(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 12, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA