Identification
Small pinkish-tan caps, thick widely-spaced waxy gills with a pink tone; the look varies hugely with humidity — hence "the deceiver."
Edibility
Edible but small and thin-fleshed — a survival-food grade edible rather than a prize.
In practice
- Pinkish + waxy sparse gills + poor soil = laccaria.
- Given the modest value and the similar toxic small browns — mostly a species to know, not to harvest.