Inocybe vulpinella    Bruylants 

common name(s) : Foxy Fibrecap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Inocybaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Inocybeae  

synonyms: Inocybe chondrospora, Inocybe halophila 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Inocybe immigrans)  

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Inocybe vulpinella toxicity of Inocybe vulpinella genus Inocybe  

The cap is rust-brown.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is tobacco brown. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from September to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 3 cm (between 2 and 4 cm)
  height of stem approximately 3.5 cm (between 2.5 and 5 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 6 mm (between 3 and 10 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Inocybe vulpinella is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18