Inocybe whitei, also known as Inocybe pudica and commonly known as the blushing inocybe,[2] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.
| Inocybe whitei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Inocybaceae |
| Genus: | Inocybe |
| Species: | I. whitei
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| Binomial name | |
| Inocybe whitei | |
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Taxonomy
editThe species was originally defined as Agaricus whitei by Berkeley and Broome in 1876[3] and transferred to the genus Inocybe by Saccardo in 1887. The species was also described independently as Inocybe pudica by Robert Kühner in 1947.[4] Nowadays the two names are considered synonyms, with Berkeley and Broome's name taking precedence.[5][6]
The epithet whitei was given in honour of Dr. Buchanan White, a naturalist of Perthshire.[3]
Description
editThe mushroom cap is 2–4 cm wide, conical then convex to flat with an umbo. It has an unpleasant odor. The stalk is 2–6 cm tall and .5–1 cm wide. The spores are brown, elliptical, and smooth.[7]
It is considered poisonous as it contains muscarine.[7]
Similar species
editSimilar species include Inocybe adaequata, Inocybe fraudans, and Hygrophorus russula.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Inocybe pudica Kühner :26, 1947". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Miles; Broome, Christopher (1876). "XVII.—Notices of British Fungi". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 (4): 131. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ Kühner R. (1947). "Quelques agarics rares, critiques, ou nouveaux de la région de Besancon". Annales Scientifiques de la Franche-Comté (in French). 2: 26–42.
- ^ Knudsen, H.; Vesterholt, J., eds. (2018). Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid, cyphelloid and gasteroid genera. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp. p. 1011. ISBN 978-87-983961-3-0.
- ^ "Inocybe whitei page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
Inocybe whitei | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or conical |
 | Hymenium is adnate or sinuate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
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