Cap snuff-brown, typically convex with a small umbo, fibrillose and scaley. The margin curves inwards and often splits. The flesh is whitish and unchanging. Gills attached to the stem, appearing either close together or crowded. Initially pale in colour, they gradually turn brownish as they mature, often developing whitish edges. Stem brown at the slightly bulbous base, but lighter towards the apex, and fibrillose. The stem has no ring but may have a thin ring zone resulting from the cortina. Spore print tobacco brown.
Microscopic Features: Spores measure approximately 12-17 x 4.5-6 ยต and have a long-elliptical or cylindrical shape. They have a smooth surface.
Inocybe lacera on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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