- Scientific name
- Laccaria laccata
- Author
- (Scop.) Cooke
- Common names
Deceiver
Sārtā bērzlapene - IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hydnangiaceae
- Assessment status
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Published
- Assessment date
- 2024-12-17
- IUCN Red List Category
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LC
- Assessors
- Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)
- Reviewers
- Anders Dahlberg (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala / IUCN SSC Cup-fungus, Truffle and Ally Specialist Group)
Assessment Notes
Justification
Laccaria laccata sensu lato occurs commonly throughout the North Temperate Zone, Central America to Colombia, montane temperate Chile and Argentina, and northern parts of tropical Asia. It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with species in Fagaceae and Pinaceae. It is not a species of conservation concern at this time and is assessed as Least Concern.
Taxonomic notes
This is species complex is in need of a rigorous taxonomic revision. Efforts to disentangle the complex with multigene analyses have not succeeded. A genome based analysis is likely required to resolve relationships.
Geographic range
Laccaria laccata sensu lato occurs commonly throughout the North Temperate Zone, Central America to Colombia, montane temperate Chile and Argentina and northern parts of tropical Asia.
Population and Trends
The species is very widespread and common throughout much of the globe excluding Sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia and the Pacific.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Laccaria laccata forms ectomycorrhizal associations with species in Fagaceae and Pinaceae.
Threats
No major threats have been identified.
Conservation Actions
This is species complex is in need of a rigorous taxonomic revision. Efforts to disentangle the complex with multigene analyses have not succeeded. A genome based analysis is likely required to resolve relationships.
Source and Citation
Mueller, G.M. 2025. Laccaria laccata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T273196648A273245637. Accessed on 22 November 2025.