Inocybe lacera

Inocybe lacera was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries, but was placed into the genus Inocybe by Paul Kummer It is commonly known as the Torn Fibrecap, ==Description==

In appearance, I. lacera is a typical "little brown mushroom", but specific features are very variable. Microscopic features Inocybe lacera has thick-walled, fusiform cystidia, which have apical encrustations. It has a brown spore print, while the subcylindrical spores are smooth, typically measuring 11 to 15 by 4.5 to 6 μm in size. The spore shape is more typical of species from the order Boletales. These features make the I. lacera easily recognisable microscopically. The "dwarf form", I. lacera var. subsquarrosa, has small spores and thin-walled cystidia, while a North American variant, I. lacera var. heterosperma has spores varying from 5.5 to 15.5 μm in length. The species has 4-spored basidia. Similar species Inocybe hystrix is similar in appearance, but noticeably more scaly. It is also far less common. ==Edibility==

Inocybe lacera has mild-tasting flesh and a mild, mealy smell. Other potential effects include a drop in blood pressure, sweating and death due respiratory failure. ==Distribution and habitat==

Inocybe lacera can be found throughout autumn on sandy soil, especially with pine, It can be found in Europe and North America. In some areas of Montana, it can be found growing in the spring under Populus tremuloides. ==See also==