Common Deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Family: Hydnangiaceae

Common Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)
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Overview

Pinkish-brown mycorrhizal mushroom of disturbed forest floor across the Northern Hemisphere. Cap fades and changes colour — hence 'deceiver'. Edible but accumulates arsenic; eat only as occasional flavouring.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

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