Inocybe erubescens A. Blytt
(Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesInocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe)
SubgenusInocybe (Inocybium) (smooth-spored Inocybe toadstools)
GenusInocybe (fibrecap toadstools)
FamilyINOCYBACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Inocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe) :
1: Inocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe)
9 Jun 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
under beech trees at edge of field
Image 1: Cap - close up - three days laterImage 2: Cap margin - close-upImage 3: Cap surfaceImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: Fruitbodies (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - olderImage 7: Fruitbodies - older (2)Image 8: Fruitbodies - three days laterImage 9: Fruitbodies - undersideImage 10: Fruitbodies - youngImage 11: Fruitbodies - young (2)Image 12: Fruitbodies - young - three days laterImage 13: Fruitbody - cap margin - close-upImage 14: Fruitbody - LSImage 15: Fruitbody - oldImage 16: Fruitbody - undersideImage 17: GillImage 18: Gill (2)Image 19: GillsImage 20: Gills - close-upImage 21: Gills - close-up - three days laterImage 22: Gills - three days laterImage 23: StipeImage 24: Stipe - close-upImage 25: CheilocystidiaImage 26: Cheilocystidia (2)Image 27: Cheilocystidia (3)Image 28: SporesImage 29: Spores (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (July 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 101-103.

Inocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Inocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Inocybe erubescens (Deadly Fibrecap, Red-staining Inocybe)

A medium-sized toadstool which is white or brownish at first but turns pink or red when bruised and with age. It also a has a strong fruity smell. It grows in broadleaved woods on calcareous soils.

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