Bicolored Deceiver, scientifically Laccaria bicolor, is a small tan-colored mushroom with lilac gills, found in the temperate zones of the globe growing in mixed birch and pine woods during late summer and autumn. It is edible but not choice, and it is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Laccaria bicolor
In Biome
Source First Nature: Laccaria bicolor fungus page
Sources
1. Laccaria bicolor (Wikipedia)
Section: Carnivory; begins "Laccaria bicolor is one of a number of species o"
Laccaria bicolor is one of a number of species of carnivorous fungi, but one of the few that catches and kills arthropods, specifically springtails.
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It is edible but not choice, and grows in mixed birch and pine woods.
Lead, scientific name
Laccaria bicolor
Edible use
It is edible but not choice, and grows in mixed birch and pine woods.
View the Source2. Bicolored deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) (Wikipedia)
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Laccaria bicolor
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Agaricales, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Agaricales, Taxon record
"order": "Agaricales"
First Nature: Laccaria bicolor fungus page
First NatureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitat and ecological roleQuote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitat and ecological role
Ectomycorrhizal with pines and other conifers, Bicolour Deceivers are found among leaf litter in all kinds of mixed woodland and on heaths; they favour neutral to acidic soils.
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