Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke

Laccaria laccata, commonly known as the deceiver, lackluster laccaria, or waxy laccaria, is a species of fungus. It is a small but highly variable mushroom, and can look quite washed out, colorless and drab, but when younger it often assumes red, pinkish brown, and orange tones. It has white spores.

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Synonyms 50

Agaricus amethysteus, Agaricus janthinus, Camarophyllus laccatus, Clitocybe amethystea, Clitocybe laccata, Collybia laccata, Laccaria affinis, Laccaria amethystea, Laccaria anglica, Laccaria farinacea, Laccaria scotica, Omphalia amethystea, Omphalia farinacea, Omphalia laccata, Russuliopsis laccata, Agaricus amethysteus var. rubellus, Agaricus amethystinus var. incanus, Agaricus farinaceus var. ochreorufus, Agaricus farinaceus var. rosellus, Agaricus laccatus var. amethysteus, Agaricus laccatus var. farinaceus, Agaricus laccatus var. minutulus, Agaricus laccatus var. subcarneus, Agaricus laccatus var. umbilicatus, Agaricus roseus var. janthinus, Clitocybe laccata var. amethystina, Clitocybe laccata var. pallidifolia, Clitocybe laccata var. retispora, Clitocybe laccata var. tota-alba, Laccaria affinis var. anglica, Laccaria affinis var. carbonicola, Laccaria affinis var. chilensis, Laccaria affinis var. intermedia, Laccaria affinis var. peladae, Laccaria affinis var. sardoa, Laccaria affinis var. scotica, Laccaria affinis var. subalpina, Laccaria affinis var. tatrensis, Laccaria bicolor var. subalpina, Laccaria laccata var. affinis, Laccaria laccata var. anglica, Laccaria laccata var. carbonicola, Laccaria laccata var. chilensis, Laccaria laccata var. crispa, Laccaria laccata var. decurrens, Laccaria laccata var. intermedia, Laccaria laccata var. minuta, Laccaria laccata var. moelleri, Laccaria laccata var. montana, Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia

84,094 GBIF occurrences
32,580 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Stable

Conservation: year assessed

2025

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/273196648/273245637

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

The species is very widespread and common throughout much of the globe excluding Sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia and the Pacific.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Laccaria laccata forms ectomycorrhizal associations with species in Fagaceae and Pinaceae.

IUCN: threats narrative

No major threats have been identified.

IUCN: conservation narrative

This is species complex is in need of a rigorous taxonomic revision. Efforts to disentangle the complex with multigene analyses have not succeeded. A genome based analysis is likely required to resolve relationships.

IUCN: rationale

Laccaria laccata sensu lato occurs commonly throughout the North Temperate Zone, Central America to Colombia, montane temperate Chile and Argentina, and northern parts of tropical Asia. It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with species in Fagaceae and Pinaceae. It is not a species of conservation concern at this time and is assessed as Least Concern.

Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke

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