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Laccaria laccata, commonly known as the deceiver, lackluster laccaria, or waxy laccaria, is a species of fungus. It is a small but highly variable mushroom (hence 'deceiver'), and can look quite washed out, colorless and drab, but when younger it often assumes red, pinkish brown, and orange tones. It has white spores.
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Distribution
Widespread and very common everywhere
Habitat
In mixed woodland
Conservation
LC
Cap
| Colour | |
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| Shape | Ovoid, Depressed, Expanded |
| Surface | Smooth, Squarrose |
| Width | 1.5 - 4 cm |
Gills
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Attachment | Decurrent |
| Spacing | distant |
Flesh
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Odour | Slightly raphinoid |
| Taste | Mild, mushroomy |
Stem
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Height | 2 - 10 cm |
| Width | 1.5 - 8 mm |
| Texture | Fibrillose |
| Shape | Cylindric |
Spores
With spines up to 1.15μm high
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Shape | Globose, Subglobose |
| Ornamentation | Spiny |
| Size | 7.5-11.5 x 7-10 μm |
Microscopic Features
4-spored basidia
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Hydnangiaceae
- ↳ Genus: Laccaria
Synonyms
- Agaricus amethysteus Bull.
- Agaricus farinaceus Huds.
- Agaricus incanus Bull.
- Agaricus laccatus Scop.
- Agaricus rosellus Batsch
- Clitocybe laccata (Scop. ex Fr.) Kummer
- Clitocybe laccata (Scop.) P. Kumm.
- Clitocybe laccata var. pallidifolia Peck
- Laccaria affinis (Singer) Bon
- Laccaria affinis var. affinis
- Laccaria affinis var. affinis (Singer) Bon
- Laccaria affinis var. anglica (Singer) Bon
- Laccaria amethystea (Bull. ex Merat) Murrill
- Laccaria amethystea (Bull.) Murrill
- Laccaria laccata (Scop. ex Fr.) Cooke
- Laccaria laccata var. affinis Singer
- Laccaria laccata var. amethystea (Bull.) anon. ined.
- Laccaria laccata var. anglica Singer
- Laccaria laccata var. moelleri (Boud.) Maire
- Laccaria laccata var. moelleri Singer
- Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia (Peck) Peck
- Laccaria laccata var. subalpina Singer
- Laccaria scotica (Singer) Contu
- Laccaria tetraspora var. scotica Singer
- Omphalia amethystea (Bull.) Gray
- Omphalia amethystea β incana (Bull.) Gray
- Omphalia amethysteus (Bull.) Gray
- Omphalia farinacea (Huds.) Gray
- Omphalia rosella (Batsch) Gray
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 2. Geoffrey Kibby.
