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

Identification difficulty

microscope

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.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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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.

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