Inocybe ionocephala
Mycologia 110(3): 631. 2018.
Common Name: none
Misapplied names: Inocybe lilacina (Peck) Kauffman; Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina Gillet
For description see Matheny & Swenie.
Scattered to gregarious in soil with conifers, Northern California redwood zone; fall and early winter.
Likely toxic.
The name change to Inocybe inocephala results from molecular and morphological studies by Matheny that indicate the names I. lilacina or I. geophylla var. lilacina have been misapplied to at least 3 similar lilac tinged species in the United States.
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