The Deceiver
Called the Deceiver as it looks like many other small fungi and can be various hues and colours.
Mushroom Type | |
Common Names | The Deceiver (EN), Waxy Laccaria, Twyllwr Gloyw (CY), Lakówka Pospolita (PL), Húsbarna Pénzecskegomba (HU) |
Scientific Name | Laccaria laccata |
Season Start | Jun |
Season End | Nov |
Average Mushroom height (CM) | 2-9 |
Average Cap width (CM) | 1.5-5 |
Cap
1.5-5 cm. Convex to flattened with depressed centre and even upturned edges, can have undulating edges with age. Red/orange/salmon pink/brown but fading with age.
Gills
Gills red/orange/salmon pink/brown. Widely spaced, broad and irregular with shorter gills in between. The gills have a smooth notch just before reaching the stem or become shallow before reaching the stem (adnate, emarginate).
Stem
2-9 cm long, 0.2-0.8 cm diameter. Red/orange/salmon pink/brown. Fibrous, twisted, tough and quite often hollow.
Possible Confusion
A few species of small mushrooms look similar so be sure of the identity before consuming. The Funeral Bell, Galerina marginata, pictured, is the most dangerous look-a-like but grows on wood and has a ring on the stem.
Spore Print
White, cream/yellow. Globose to subglobose with spines.
Taste / Smell
OK but best added to other mushroom dishes to make up the numbers. Use only the caps as the stems are fibrous.
Frequency
Common.
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