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Laccaria amethystina
Laccaria amethystina, commonly known as the Amethyst Deceiver is a small brightly colored, edible mushroom, that grows in deciduous as well as coniferous forests. Because its bright amethyst coloration fades with age and weathering, it becomes difficult to identify, hence the common name ‘Deceiver’. This common name is shared with its close relation Laccaria laccata that also fades and weathers. https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...
It is found mainly in Northern temperate zones, though it is reported to occur in tropical Central and South America as well. Recently, some of the other species in the genus have been given the common name of "deceiver"
Spotted in a mix forest near my house
12 Comments
you have a lovely spotting collection, antonio :)
Thanks Juan they have a surrealist "touch" likely they are very common during the winter,i spott more today :-)
Beautiful color!
Thanks very much Tom
Nice one Antonio, great color!
Thanks J and Ashley,it's one of my prefered finds :-)
Beautiful color :)
Marvelous find, António!
Thanks LuckyLogan,i se them during almost all the winter,not the most common but even so ,not rare :-)
Love the color on this one! Amazing find Antonio! Are these common?
It's a breaf flash of colour on the usual green\brown of the forests,very cool,it's my prefered
mushroom Jemma:-)
and soon it will change color.