Inocybe stellatospora (Peck) Massee
(Woolly Fibrecap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesInocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
SubgenusInocybe (Inocybe) (nodulose-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 stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap) :
1: Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
8 Oct 2013 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
under Pine
Image 1: CapImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down and in situImage 3: Fruitbody - LSImage 4: Two capsImage 5: Two fruitbodiesImage 6: Cap - LS - enlargedImage 7: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Gills and spore-covered cobweb - enlargedImage 9: Gills and spore-covered cobweb - enlarged (2)Image 10: Stipe apex - and gills - enlargedImage 11: Stipe apex - and gills - enlarged (2)Image 12: Stipe apex - and gills - enlarged (3)Image 13: Stipe base - enlargedImage 14: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - magnifiedImage 16: Spores - magnified (2)Image 17: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 18: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Spores - highly magnified (3)
2: Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
25 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On ground, under Oak, Birch, Beech
Image 1: CapImage 2: CollectionImage 3: FruitbodiesImage 4: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 5: Gills - close-upImage 6: Stipe - close-upImage 7: Young fruitbody - cap marginImage 8: Stipe apex - enlargedImage 9: Stipe apex - magnifiedImage 10: Face view of gill showing 4-spored basidiaImage 11: PleurocystidiaImage 12: SporesImage 13: Spores (2)
3: Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
7 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Caps and stipe apexImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Cap top surface - close-upImage 6: Cap underside - close-upImage 7: FruitbodiesImage 8: FruitbodyImage 9: GillsImage 10: Gills and stipe apexImage 11: Stipe apex and ring zoneImage 12: Young fruitbodiesImage 13: Young fruitbody - side view of cap
4: Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
4 Sep 1986 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Caps - in situImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - young - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbodies - young - side view - lain downImage 6: Cap - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cortina - enlargedImage 8: Gills and stipe apex - enlargedImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Pleurocystidium - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: DescriptionImage 13: Description - contd
5: Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
13 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Caps - old - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - old - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view to show gills - lain downImage 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.

Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Inocybe stellatospora (Woolly Fibrecap)

A small brown toadstool with a shaggy cap and stem. It is generally found in acid woodland, often among Sphagnum. It is one of the knobbly-spored Incocybe species.

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