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| synonyms: Sternsporiger Risspilz |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow, Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Distinctly scaly |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem, Simple stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Inocybe margaritispora (Berk. apud Cke.) Sacc. Sternsporiger Risspilz. Cap 3–6cm across, bell-shaped, surface disrupting into rather dispersed yellowish-brown scales on a whitish background. Stem 40–100 x 4–10mm, rather tall and straight with a slightly flattened bulb, whitish becoming flushed yellowish-brown, finely mealy at apex. Flesh white. Smell fruity. Gills whitish at first then clay-brown. Cheilo- and pleurocystidia bottle-shaped, with thickened walls especially towards the apex which in encrusted with crystals. Spore print brown. Spores almost star-shaped with 5–6 prominent knobs, 8.5–11 x 6–7.5µ. Habitat hazel copses. Season summer. Rare. Not edible most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Found In Europe. |
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