Inocybe

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Mushrooms

By Roger Phillips

Published 2006

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The common name for these small, dull-coloured mushrooms with conical or umbonate caps is Fibrecap. Examine the cap surface for texture, and note the presence or absence of a bulb at the stem base. The flesh may discolour when old or cut or bruised, and many have interesting smells. Most Inocybes cannot be determined without examining the walnut-brown spores under a microscope. Avoid eating any Inocybes, many are poisonous and at least one is deadly.
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