Inocybe splendens
Inocybe splendens
Description
Cap 3 to 5 cm. A fairly sturdy, brownish cap with a central umbo and paler whitish stem.
Similar Species
other Inocybe
Recording advice
Difficult to identify with certainty from photos; we recommend they are verified by an expert from a specimen prior to submission to NatureSpot. Also photograph from top down, in side-view and from underneath showing gills; note smell, habitat and substrate
Habitat
Grassland, often at the edge of woods.
When to see it
Summer and autumn.
UK Status
Although it is widespread in England it seems to be rather infrequent.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
UK Map
Additional images
No additional images available for this species.

