The deceiver
Laccaria laccata
41.5514, -8.42305
Field Notes
Description:
The deceiver is a small mushroom with a cap up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter, convex when young and later flattening or even depressed in the center. It can be various shades of salmon pink, brick-red, or shades of orange or brown when moist or young, and duller and paler when dry
Habitat:
Laccaria laccata is found in scattered troops in wooded areas, and on heathland often in poor soil. It is very common in all of the northern temperate zones, but tends to favor cool weather.
Notes:
Spotted in a mix forest of oaks,eucalypthus and pine trees,near my house
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 16, 2013
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