Inocybe is a large genus of mushrooms with over 1400 species. They are commonly known as fibercap mushrooms, due to the scaly or fibrillose texture of their caps. Found all over the world and grow in forest habitats where they form symbiotic relationships with trees.
Inocybe mushrooms are usually small to medium-sized, but some can be larger. The caps are often conical or bell-shaped when young. often with an umbo, but can become convex or flattened as they mature. The gills are typically close-spaced and adnate, or narrowly attached to the stem. The stem can be smooth or scaly.
This genus exhibits a wide range of colors, which can include brown, yellow, orange, red, and even blue or green. Many species have distinctive odors, the vast array of smells include floral, fruity, green corn, sickly sweet, aromatic, radishy, spermatic, fishy, Geranium leaves, and unpleasent, among others. Many have no odor. Be sure to smell your mushrooms.
Inocybe Mushrooms at Indiana Fungi
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