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Inosperma erubescens

Deadly Fibrecap

Inosperma erubescens — 2024-06-15
Scientific identification
Inosperma erubescens (A.Blytt) Matheny & Esteve-Rav.
Family
Inocybaceae
Class
Agaricomycetes
Genus
Inosperma

Names across languages

  • English: Deadly Fibrecap
  • German: Ziegelroter Risspilz
  • Estonian: Punakas narmasnutt
  • Russian: Иносперма краснеющая

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2024-06-15.

Hymenium

Gills, adnexed to adnate, crowded, initially whitish, becoming pinkish-brown to reddish-brown with age.

Cap

2-7 cm in diameter, convex to bell-shaped, often with an umbo; smooth to fibrillose; color ranges from white to cream, often bruising reddish or pinkish.

Hymenium Attachment

Adnexed to adnate.

Stipe

Cylindrical, sometimes with a bulbous base; white to cream, bruising reddish; often fibrillose.

Spore print

Spore print is brown.

Ecology

Ecology is mycorrhizal, forming symbiotic relationships with broadleaf trees such as beech and oak.

Edibility

Toxic; contains muscarine and can cause serious poisoning.

Fruit body

Typically 5-10 cm tall.

Microscopy

Spores smooth, ellipsoid to oblong, 8-11 x 5-6 μm; cystidia present on gills, often thick-walled and encrusted.

Odour

Fruity or spermatic.

Overview

Toxic mushroom recognizable by its whitish to cream-colored cap that often bruises reddish or pinkish.

2019). In Matheny, Hobbs & Esteve-Raventós, Mycologia: 10.1080/00275514.2019.1668906, 20.

Field encounters

15/06/23, 3:13 PM

Palmse mõis, Lääne-Viru, Estonia

Park zone, in grass lawn, after fresh rain

59°30'47.9"N 25°57'26.2"E

🔆 Cloudy overcast with occasional bright afternoon sun, no wind

Original Instagram post

Source hashtags

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