Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hydnangiaceae
Species: Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke

Synonyms:

Agaricus amethysteus Agaricus farinaceus Agaricus laccatus Agaricus rosellus Clitocybe laccata Clitocybe laccata var. pallidifolia Laccaria affinis Laccaria affinis var. affinis Laccaria affinis var. anglica Laccaria amethystea Laccaria laccata var. affinis Laccaria laccata var. amethystea Laccaria laccata var. anglica Laccaria laccata var. moelleri Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia Laccaria laccata var. subalpina Laccaria scotica Laccaria tetraspora var. scotica Omphalia amethystea Omphalia amethysteus Omphalia farinacea Omphalia rosella

Common Name:

Deceiver

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (110) Corylus avellana (35) Quercus (24) Betula pubescens (16) Betula (15) Picea abies (6) Picea sitchensis (6) Pinus contorta (5) Quercus petraea (5) Betula pendula (5) Pinus sylvestris (4) Pinus (4) Fraxinus excelsior (4) Calluna vulgaris (3) Alnus glutinosa (3) Tilia (3) Quercus robur (3) Tilia x vulgaris (3) Picea (2) Salix herbacea (2) Salix (2) Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (1) Quercus ilex (1) Abies alba (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Betula jacquemontii (1) Poa (1) Pinus nigra (1) Pinaceae (1) Larix decidua (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (68) Woodland (51) Woodland and scrub (37) Woodland: mixed (26) Parkland and scattered trees (24) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (23) Woodland: broadleaved (20) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (19) Built up area, domestic (9) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (9) Woodland: mixed, plantation (9) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (7) Montane heath/dwarf forb (5) Woodland: plantation (4) Bog (3) Bog: raised (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Scrub (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (3) Acid grassland (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (2) Poor semi-improved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Acid grassland: unimproved (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built-up areas (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Fen (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture (1) Improved grassland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Mire: lowland raised bog (1) Neutral grassland (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (151) Soil Leaves (65) Soil Grassy (33) Soil Mossy (27) Leaf Litter (18) Soil Needle (13) Litter (9) Soil Peat (4) Mossy Peat (3) Soil bare (2) Branch (1) Dead Wood (1) Mossy Bark (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (15) March (10) June (2) July (17) August (72) September (134) October (195) November (42) December (2)