Laccaria tortilis — Twisted Deceiver — Hydnangiaceae
Small mushroom. Cap convex, becoming plane, depressed at the center, deeply striate from margin to near center; surface dry, light orange-brown when fresh, drying darker. Gills broadly attached, thick, well-spaced, whitish becoming a pale creamy-brown. Stalk slender, more or less equal, scruffy on the surface, tough and fibrous, colored as the cap. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: In small to large groups in conifer woods.
Scent: Mild
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Habitat: In small to large groups in conifer woods.
Scent: Mild
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Striate cap with depressed center
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Thick gills, tough stalk
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