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| Laccaria amethystina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hydnangiaceae |
| Genus: | Laccaria |
| Species: | L. amethystina
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| Binomial name | |
| Laccaria amethystina | |
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Laccaria laccata var. amethystina (Cooke) Rea
Laccaria hudsonii Pázmány (1994) | |
Laccaria amethystina | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnate or decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Laccaria amethystina, commonly known as the amethyst deceiver, or amethyst laccaria,[1] is a small brightly colored mushroom. Because its bright amethyst coloration fades with age and weathering, it becomes difficult to identify, hence the common name "deceiver". This common name is shared with its close relation Laccaria laccata that also fades and weathers. Recently, some of the other species in the genus have been given the common name of "deceiver".
It is found mainly in Northern temperate zones, in deciduous and coniferous forests, though it is reported to occur in tropical Central and South America as well. The mushroom is edible, but can absorb arsenic from the soil.
- ^ Thiers, Harry D.; Arora, David (September 1980). "Mushrooms Demystified". Mycologia. 72 (5): 1054. doi:10.2307/3759750. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3759750.