Fibrecaps Inocybe
Included genera: Inocybe, Inosperma, Mallocybe, Pseudosperma
Fibrecaps are mostly small to medium-sized brownish gilled mushrooms with fibrous or cracked caps. Many are mycorrhizal and grow under trees.
- Brown spore print
- Fibrous, often cracked cap
- Gills mostly attached
- No ring or volva
- Often with a distinctive smell
Cap fibrils, the stem base, smell and habitat matter. The group includes several modern genera, so these are group-level characters.
Some fibrecaps are seriously poisonous and contain muscarine. Never collect an unidentified fibrecap for food.
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