In English, it is sometimes known as the Violet Webcap.

The violet webcap is vibrant.

It is commonly known as the "spotted cort" or the "viscid violet cort".

The "violet cort" (Cortinarius violaceus) has a dry, scaly, dark purple cap and stem.

Cortinarius iodes, commonly known as the spotted cort or the viscid violet cort, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.

The "violet cort" (Cortinarius violaceus) has a dry, scaly, dark purple cap and stem.

Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Cortinarius anomalus is closely related to Cortinarius collinitus, Cortinarius violaceus, and Cortinarius odorifer.