Inocybe saliceticola

I.saliceticolas was first described in 2009. It grows in mycorrhizal association with willow trees. The shape of the cap varies, depending on the age of the mushroom. The stem varies in colour, with whitish, pale-brown, yellow- brown and pale red- brown observed.

About Inocybe saliceticola in brief

Inocybe saliceticola is a fungus found in moist habitats in the Nordic countries. The species produces brown mushrooms with caps of varying shapes up to 40 millimetres across. At the base of the stem is a large and well-defined “bulb”. This feature helps differentiate it from other species that would otherwise be similar in appearance and habit. I. saliceticolas was first described in 2009, and within the genus Inocybe, the species is a part of the section Marginatae. It grows in mycorrhizal association with willow trees, and it is for this that the species was named. However, particular species favoured by the fungus are unclear and may include beech and alder taxa. The mushrooms grow from the ground, often among mosses or detritus. The shape of the cap varies, depending on the age of the mushroom.

In younger specimens, they are conical or nearly so, but as the mushroom matures, the caps flatten into a more convex or flat shape. The cap’s colour varies from yellow-brown to pale brown, and is palest at the margins. The umbo contrasts to this somewhat, being a grey-brown or red-brown. The slender stem measures from 0.7 to 6. centimetres by 1.5 to 2.5 millimetre. Itens slightly towards the base, where it joins a large, well-bulbb” that can be up to 11 millimetRES across. Shallow grooves run up the stem, which is covered in a fine white powder in one case, however an atypical specimen was recovered with almost completely smooth stem, free of striations or powder. The stem varies in colour, with whitish, pale-brown, yellow- brown and pale red- brown observed.

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