Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hydnangiaceae
Species: Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D. Orton

Synonyms:

Laccaria laccata var. bicolor Laccaria proxima var. bicolor

Common Name:

Bicoloured Deceiver

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (2) Picea sitchensis (2) Pinus contorta (1) Carex (1) Salix herbacea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Montane heath/dwarf forb (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (4) Soil Grassy (4) Dead Wood (2) Soil Mossy (1) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) August (3) September (6) October (3)