Deadly Fibrecap

Inosperma erubescens

Also known as Red-staining Inocybe, Brick-red Tear Mushroom.

Deadly FibrecapAndreas Kunze / CC BY-SA 3.0

About this fungus

Deadly Fibrecap is listed in the Shroomify field guide as a gills fungus in the Inocybaceae family. Grows on the ground in broad-leaved woodland. Most common around beech trees and where the soil is chalky.

A note on identification
This profile is a guide rather than a guarantee. If you are considering eating a wild mushroom, check the whole specimen and its possible lookalikes carefully. Do not eat it if you are unsure of the identification.

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Further reading

Wikipedia · First Nature