Stropharia inuncta    (Fr.:Fr.) Quél. 

common name(s) : Smoky Roundhead 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Strophariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Strophariaceae  

synonyms: Agaricus inunctus 

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with  Stropharia inuncta toxicity of Stropharia inuncta genus Stropharia  

The cap is violet-buff to lilac-grey then ochre-grey.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is purple brown. This species is saprophytic.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 4 cm (between 2 and 7 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 5 mm (between 3 and 5 mm)

Chemical tests : gill face cystidia tinted blue in lactophenol.


Stropharia inuncta is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Stropharia inuncta in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Stropharia inuncta in the forest of Rambouillet



page updated on 14/01/18