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The Deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Description:

Small orange to brown mushroom with lilac gills and mycelium. Stalk is rusty colored and gets a little depression in the center as it matures. Chunky, irregular, widely-spaced gills.

Habitat:

Growing in rich, dark soil among lots of hardwood leaf litter near a stream in Sweetwater Wetlands Park

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2 Comments

Elizabeth71
Elizabeth71 3 years ago

... good shots of this toxic bastard ...

Elizabeth71
Elizabeth71 3 years ago

... what the hell ...

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Spotted on Jan 29, 2020
Submitted on Feb 17, 2020

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