Inocybe pyriodora (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. I. incarnata Bres. Birnen-Risspilz, Inocbye à odeur de poire, Pear Fibrecap. Cap 3–7cm across, bell-shaped, the margin often becoming split, ochraceous brown with reddish tints. Stem 40–80 x 6–12mm, whitish becoming flushed the colour of the cap, the apex remaining white. Flesh white becoming pinkish or buff. Taste mild, smell of over-ripe pears. Gills adnate, whitish at first becoming clay pink with a white edge. Cystidia fusoid, not very numerous, with thin or only slightly thickened wall with apical encrustation. Spore print snuff-brown. Spores smooth, almond-shaped, 8–11.5 x 5–7µ. Habitat all kinds of woodland. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect. most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Distribution, America and Europe. |