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Laccaria bicolor (Bicoloured Deceiver)

Synonyms: Laccaria bicolor var. pseudobicolor; Laccaria laccata var. bicolor; Laccaria laccata var. pseudobicolor; Laccaria proxima bicolor; Laccaria proxima var. bicolor

Wikipedia Abstract

Laccaria bicolor is a small tan-colored mushroom with lilac gills. It is edible, but not palatable, and grows in mixed birch and pine woods. It is found in the temperate zones of the globe, in late summer and autumn. L. bicolor is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Ebernoe Common 581 England, United Kingdom

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Allacma fusca[1]
Orchesella cincta[1]
Orchesella villosa[1]
Pogonognathellus flavescens[1]
Pogonognathellus longicornis (Springtail)[1]

Providers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)[1]

Consumers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)[1]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0