Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Inocybaceae
Species: Inocybe whitei (Berk. & Broome) Sacc.
Synonyms: Agaricus geophyllus var. lateritius
Agaricus whitei
Inocybe geophylla var. lateritia
Inocybe pudica
Inocybe rubescens
Common Name: Blushing Fibrecap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Inocybe whiteiPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
Photographer: © Roy Anderson

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Picea (1)
Pinaceae (1)
Pinopsida (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (5)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
August (1)
September (1)
October (5)
December (1)