Species

Laccaria bicolor (Bicoloured deceiver)

Laccaria bicolor. Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Laccaria bicolor is a small tan-colored mushroom with lilac gills. It is edible, but not palatable, and grows in mixed birch and pine woods. It is found in the temperate zones of the globe, in late summer and autumn. L. bicolor is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Hydnangiaceae
        Genus: Laccaria (Laccarias)
        Species: Laccaria bicolor (Bicoloured deceiver)

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