Inocybe lacera (Fries) Kummer    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Inocybaceae   >   Genus Inocybe   

Status:

Found scattered or in groups on sandy soil in conifers or mixed woods. Some Maryland specimens found near the edge of a reservoir just a few feet above the waterline.

Description:

Cap: Tawny to brown; scaly; margin may be ragged; flesh whitish. Gills: Whitish to light brown. Stalk: Gray-brown, scaly. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 11 records in the project database.

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Inocybe lacera in Howard Co., Maryland (9/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Inocybe lacera in Howard Co., Maryland (9/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Inocybe lacera (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Inocybe lacera (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Inocybe lacera (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Inocybe lacera in Howard Co., Maryland (9/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from an Inocybe lacera specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2014). Cylindrical, smooth; measured 12.1-13.5 X 4.5-5.0 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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