- 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 hallucinogenspsilocybin andpsilocin .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 andellipsoid 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]
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