Conservation Status: Not of concern

Laccarias range from quite small to medium-large, and have fairly thick, waxy looking gills that may be whitish to sordid pinkish to strikingly purple in color, an often long, slender, shaggy-fibrillose stipe, and spores that are globose to ellipsoid and bear more or less conspicuous spines. The overall color of many of the species is a distinctive orange-brown that one learns to recognize with experience. The laccarias are ectomycorrhizal and are a common element of our forests; several species also occur abundantly in parks or yards where appropriate trees have been planted.