Laccaria amethystina Cooke
(Amethyst Deceiver)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
GenusLaccaria (deceiver toadstools)
FamilyHYDNANGIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver) :
1: Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
20 Oct 2007 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Specimen with contorted cap
Image 1: Toadstool - lain down on white paperImage 2: Toadstool - lain down on white paper (2)Image 3: Toadstool - top view of capImage 4: Gill squash to check spores and basidia - magnifiedImage 5: Gill squash to check spores and basidia - magnified (2)
2: Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
27 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among bracken under Quercus robur
Image 1: Dried fruitbody - side-viewImage 2: Dried, stunted fruitbodiesImage 3: Dried stunuted cap - under-sideImage 4: Dry fruitbody - side-viewImage 5: Dry fruitbody - side-view (2)Image 6: Dry fruitbody - side-view (3)Image 7: Dry stunted fruitbody - side-view
3: Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
21 Oct 1982 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Side view - lain downImage 4: Cap - oblique view - in situ - enlargedImage 5: Cap - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills - enlargedImage 7: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd
4: Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
6 Oct 1974 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ
5: Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
29 Sep 1974 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situ

Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver)
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