Inocybe hystrix (Fr.) P. Karst.
(Scaly Fibrecap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesInocybe hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap)
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 hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap) :
1: Inocybe hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap)
6 Sep 1986 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cap - close-up - in situImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (3)Image 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 7: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situImage 8: Fruitbody - young - side view showing veil - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 11: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: DescriptionImage 14: Description - contd
2: Inocybe hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap)
17 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO06 56° 40’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: East Perthshire (VC 89) Scotland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Weightman, J. 2014 From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Inocybe hystrix (Scaly 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 hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Inocybe hystrix (Scaly Fibrecap)
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