Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hydnangiaceae
Species: Laccaria tortilis (Bolton) Cooke
Synonyms: Agaricus tortilis
Clitocybe tortilis
Laccaria laccata var. tortilis
Omphalia tortilis
Omphalina tortilis
Common Name: Twisted Deceiver


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Laccaria tortilis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fraxinus excelsior (2)
Betula (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Leaf Litter (1)
Wet Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (1)
September (1)
October (2)