Deadly fibrecap

Description

Inosperma erubescens (formerly Inocybe erubescens, also formerly named I. patouillardii), commonly known as the deadly fibrecap, brick-red tear mushroom or red-staining Inocybe, is a poisonous fungus — one of the few in the original genus Inocybe known to have caused death. The bell-shaped caps are generally pale pinkish with red stains, which also appear on the stipe and gills. It grows in small groups on leaf litter in association with beech, and fruits in spring and summer. All guidebooks advise that the entire Inocybaceae be avoided for consumption.