| Inocybe hystrix | |
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| Inocybe hystrix, Bergen, Norway |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Inocybe |
| Species: | I. hystrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Inocybe hystrix P.Karst. (1879) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaricus hystrix Fr. (1838) |
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| Inocybe hystrix | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
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cap is convex or flat |
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| hymenium is adnate | |
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stipe is bare or has a cortina |
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| spore print is brown | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: poisonous | |
Inocybe hystrix is an agaric which forms mycorrhiza with surrounding deciduous trees. It is usually found growing alone or in small groups on leaf litter during autumn months. Unlike many Inocybe species, Inocybe hystrix is densely covered in brown scales, a characteristic that aids in identification. The mushroom also has a spermatic odor that is especially noticeable when the mushroom is damaged or crushed.
Like many other Inocybe mushrooms, Inocybe hystrix contains dangerous amounts of muscarine and should not be consumed.
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The species was first described in 1838 by Elias Fries under the name Agaricus hystrix.[2] Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten later (1879) transferred it to Inocybe.[3]
Inocybe hystrix is found in North America and Europe, where it grows in deciduous forest, especially beech.[4]