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Bicolored Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) — mushroom identification photo

Bicolored Deceiver

Laccaria bicolor

✓ Edible
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Cap color
Pinkish-brown
Cap size
2-6cm
Gill color
Lilac-tinged
Gill attachment
Adnate
Stem
Pinkish with lilac base
Texture
Thin
Habitat
In soil under conifers
Fruiting season
Summer-Fall
Peak season
Summer-Fall

Key Identification Features

Preparation Notes

Cook before eating. Thin-fleshed but common. Best mixed with other mushrooms.

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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