Inocybe taquamenonensis Stuntz. Cap 1.5-3.5cm across, broadly convex; dark purplish black; covered in blackish scales. Gills adnate; violet or purplish at first, eventually dark brown. Stem 30-75 X 3-7mm; dark, purplish brown or black as the cap; covered in dark scales. Flesh purple or reddish colors, darkening after a few hours. Odor slight, possibly a little radishy. Spores nodulose, with very long, distinct nodules, 5-8 X 4-5.5µ. Deposit snuff brown. Cystidia thin-walled, cylindric or with a swollen head like a bowling pin, without crystals on the apex. Habitat in mixed woods or hardwood forests. Probably frequent but ignored. Found in northeastern North America from Virginia northward and west as far as Michigan. Season August-September. Not edible, most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Comment At first I thought I had a rare, scaly cortinarius; I discovered Smith said that this mushroom reminded him of a very small Cortinarius violaceus.