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Inocybe geophylla, commonly known as the little white inocybe, white fiberhead, earthy inocybe, common white inocybe or white fibercap, is a species of fungi in the genus Inocybe. It has a common lilac-coloured variety, lilacina. Inocybe geophylla forms a small white to cream mushroom with a fibrous silky umbonate cap and adnexed gills.
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
On soil in mixed woodland or in grassy areas in the vicinity of trees
Cap
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| Shape | Campanulate, Umbonate |
| Surface | Smooth |
| Width | 1 - 3.5 cm |
Gills
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| Attachment | Sinuate, Adnate |
| Spacing | crowded |
Flesh
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| Odour | Spermatic |
Stem
| Colour | |
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| Height | 1.5 - 5 cm |
| Width | 2 - 5 mm |
| Texture | Smooth |
| Shape | Cylindric |
Spores
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| Shape | Ellipsoid, Ovate |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 7.5-9.3 x 4.1-5.5 μm |
Microscopic Features
With walls up to 2.5 μm
| Cheilocystidia | Utriform, Lageniform |
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Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Inocybaceae
- ↳ Genus: Inocybe
Synonyms
- Agaricus geophyllus Bull.
- Agaricus geophyllus Fr.
- Inocybe geophylla (Fr.) P. Kumm.
- Inocybe geophylla (Sow. ex Fr.) Kummer
- Inocybe geophylla var. alba Hruby
- Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla (Bull.) P. Kumm.
- Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla (Fr.) P. Kumm.
- Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla (Sowerby) P. Kumm.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
G. Kibby (2023) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 4. Geoffrey Kibby.
