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Inocybe pyriodora.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Birnen-Risspilz, Inocbye à odeur de poire, Pear Fibrecap
Inocybe pyriodora 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8663
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Inocybe pyriodora 3 Mushroom
Ref No: 8664
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Inocybe pyriodora Mushroom
Ref No: 8665
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Inocybe pyriodora (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. I. incarnata Bres. Birnen-Risspilz, Inocbye à odeur de poire, Pear Fibrecap. Cap 3–7cm across, bell-shaped, the margin often becoming split, ochraceous brown with reddish tints. Stem 40–80 x 6–12mm, whitish becoming flushed the colour of the cap, the apex remaining white. Flesh white becoming pinkish or buff. Taste mild, smell of over-ripe pears. Gills adnate, whitish at first becoming clay pink with a white edge. Cystidia fusoid, not very numerous, with thin or only slightly thickened wall with apical encrustation. Spore print snuff-brown. Spores smooth, almond-shaped, 8–11.5 x 5–7µ. Habitat all kinds of woodland. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect. most Inocybes have been found to contain toxins. Distribution, America and Europe.

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