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The deceiver

Laccaria laccata

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. The fibrous stipe is 5–10 cm (2–4 in) high and 0.6–1 cm wide. The irregular gills are widely spaced and decurrent or adnexed, and of similar color to the cap, though whiten with spores as the mushroom matures. The spore print is white, and the round spiny spores are 7–10 μm in diameter. The flesh is thin and has little taste.[4] Formerly considered a subspecies by French mycologist René Maire, the close deceiver (Laccaria proxima) is a European relative with a fine scaly cap and found in wetter habitats.[5] Microscopically, its spores are narrower and more oval-shaped. In California, what was thought to be L. laccata under eucalyptus has turned out to be the Australian species Laccaria fraterna

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. L. laccata is mycorrhizal with several types of trees, including members of the Pinaceae (Pines), Fagaceae (Beech), and Betulaceae (Birch). It is found across Europe and North America,[7] south into Mexico and Costa Rica. Laccaria species are mycorrhizal, and thought by some to be pioneer species

Notes:

spotted in river homem félinhos beach,in a mix forest of Lars,eucalypthus,pines and Oaks

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6 Comments

Thanks Ava,Gerardo and Sachin for your nice comments
Thanks Argy and Shebebusynow for the id

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Lovely sequence

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 11 years ago

I'd agree with Argy; a Laccarius.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice Antonio.. maybe Laccaria sp.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Nice series indeed :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Nice series, Antonio.

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Dec 5, 2012
Submitted on Dec 7, 2012

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