Twisted Deceiver
Laccaria tortilis (Bolton) Cooke
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 9 |
| July | 23 |
| August | 28 |
| September | 33 |
| October | 12 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Colorado 17 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 12 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 9 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 8 records · Foraging rules
- New York 8 records · Foraging rules
- California 7 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 5 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 5 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 4 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 4 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 4 records · Foraging rules
- Delaware 3 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 3 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 3 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 3 records · Foraging rules
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- Pennsylvania3 records
- Alaska2 records
- West Virginia2 records
- Maryland2 records
- Virginia2 records
- Washington2 records
- Florida2 records
- Louisiana1 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Idaho1 records
- Vermont1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Minnesota1 records
- Oregon1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Laccaria
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Deceiver
Laccaria laccata
Caution -
Purple-and-White Deceiver
Laccaria ochropurpurea
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Amethyst Deceiver
Laccaria amethystina
Edible (per source) -
Bicoloured Deceiver
Laccaria bicolor
Edible (per source) -
Sandy Laccaria
Laccaria trullissata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Laccaria nobilis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Scurfy Deceiver
Laccaria proxima
Edible (per source) -
Laccaria trichodermophora
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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