Inocybe tricolor

Taxobox
name = Inocybe


image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Inocybe tricolor"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Cortinariaceae
genus = "Inocybe"
species = "Inocybe tricolor"
binomial = "Inocybe tricolor"
binomial_authority = Kühner (1955)mycomorphbox
name = Inocybe tricolor
whichGills = adnate
capShape = flat
capShape2 = umbonate
hymeniumType= gills
stipeCharacter= bare
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=tan
sporePrintColor2=yellow
howEdible=psychoactive

"Inocybe tricolor" is a rare member of the genus "Inocybe" which is widely distributed in temperate forests. It is a small mycorrhizal mushroom which contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin.

Description

*Cap: Brick red to chocolate brown, lighter towards the margin, convex to , with a to cap. Usually less than 4cm across and has incurved margin until very mature.
*Gills: and very numerous, pale cream brown to yellowish tan.
*Spores: Smooth and ellipsoid to oval, measuring 7.5 x 4.5 micrometres, ochre to tan brown.
*Stipe: 2.5-6 cm long, 4 to 6 mm thick, and is equal width for the whole length, sometimes with some swelling at the base.
*Taste:
*Odor:
*Microscopic features:

Distribution and habitat

Inocybe tricolor is a rare mushroom found under Norway Spruce in central Europe.

Edibility

Hallucinogenic. Contains psilocybin.

External links

* [http://www.stridvall.se/fungi/gallery/Inocybe?page=12 Inocybe tricolor pictures]