Inocybe petiginosa (Fr. ex Fr.) Gillet. Zwergrisspilz, Scurfy Fibrecap. Cap 0.5–1.5cm across, convex to obtusely umbonate, initially covered in small whitish scales which are soon lost leaving the surface silky-fibrous, margin white, disc brown. Stem 15–40 x 1–2mm, mealy, cream to reddish-brown. Flesh thick at disc, whitish in cap, reddish-brown in stem. Taste mild, smell none. Gills cream at first later brown with an olivaceous tint, edge hairy (sub lente). Cystidia thick-walled, fusoid, becoming yellow in ammonia. Spore print snuff brown. Spores ovoid with several blunt knobs, 6.5–8.5 x 4–6µ. Habitat deciduous woods, especially beech. Season autumn. Uncommon. Not edible most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Found In Europe. |