Inocybe velicopia
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Inocybe velicopia is a mycorrhizal mushroom that associates with Oak, Hickory, Beech, and Chestnut trees and can be found in the summer and fall. It is distributed east of the Rocky Mountains and Costa Rica.
September 12th, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park
Growing from soil in mixed oak/hickory woodland.
- Caps umbonate, fibrulose and splitting near the margin.
- Gills notched, marginate with white edges, and with numerous partial gills.
- Stipe white, with shallow longitudinal ridges attached to decurrent teeth of lamellae.
Additional Info
- Spore Print: brown
- Microscopy: Spores irregular and wavy, pleurocystidia large thick-walled. Basidia with 4 sterigmata.
References
Matheny, P. B., Corrales, A., Graddy, M. G., Halling, R. E., Kalichman, J., Kudzma, L. V., ... & Walker, N. C. (2022). A revision of the Inocybe grammata group in North America including four new taxa. Brittonia, 74(4), 436-464. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10418330