Inocybe hirtella Bres. Bittermandel-Risspilz. Cap 1–3cm across, convex to bell-shaped, straw-yellow to gold, disrupting into small, adpressed scales. Stem 20–45 x 2–4mm, base slightly bulbous, mealy, white tinged with flesh-colour. Flesh white in cap, pale brownish in stem. Taste mild, smell of almonds but often difficult to detect unless specimens have been enclosed in a small container. Gills whitish-straw at first then olive-brown. Cheilo- and pleurocystidia thick-walled, apically encrusted with crystals and varying in shape from narrowly to broadly fusoid. Spore print brown. Spores smooth, almond-shaped, 8–12 x 5–7µ. Basidia usually two-spored. Habitat deciduous or mixed woods, especially with hazel. Season autumn. Ocassional, probably often overlooked or confused with other species. Not edible most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Found In Europe.