Bicoloured Deceiver

''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.