violaceous
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2019
Spores globose, violaceous, very minutely warted, 6–8 mic. in diameter.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
Spores globose, even, dark violaceous, 8–10 mic. in diameter.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
The threads in our specimen are roughened, somewhat as in D. squamulosum, though less strongly; the spores are nearly smooth, fuliginous at first, paler and violaceous when saturate.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Spores globose, minutely spinulose, violaceous, 9–11 mic. in diameter.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
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