Pear Fibrecap Inocybe pyriodora

Scientific Name: Inocybe pyriodora (Inocybaceae). 'Inocybe' means 'fibrous head'.


English Name: Pear Fibrecap.


French Name: Inocbye à odeur de poire (='pear scented fibrecap').

5 Key Characters:

• reddish brown.
• bell shaped cap, 3 - 7 cm across, often splitting around the edge.
• distinctive sharp unpleasant over-ripe pear smell, very aldehydey, like poor quality pear eau de vie. 
• white stem, 4 - 8 cm high.
• white flesh aging to pinkish.
  

Lookalikes: Other Inocybe spp.


Habitat: Woodlands, in the soil.


Fruiting Period: September-October-November.


Status: Uncommon.


Edible or Toxic? Assumed to be toxic (others in the genus are).


Photographed by Loire Valley Nature: