First records of Inocybe melleiconico and I. pararubens for Northern Europe with a new variety from the alpine zone of the Scandinavian mountains

Abstract

<p>Abstract: <em>Inocybe melleiconica</em> and <em>I. pararubens</em> are reported as new for Northern Europe, from the alpine zone of Scandinavia. <em>I. melleiconica</em> is rather common on rich and more calcareous soils and usually associated with <em>Salix herbacea</em>. <em>I. pararubens</em> seems to be a rather rare species in the alpine zone and only encountered on calcareous soils on wet ground, associated with <em>Salix reticulata</em> and <em>S. herbacea</em>. We describe <em>I. pararubens</em> var. <em>padjelantae</em> to accommodate the alpine collections of <em>I. pararubens</em>. This taxon is also identified from Canada, arctic tundra of Keewatin. <em>I. pararubens</em> var. <em>pararubens</em> is recorded as new for Sweden, where it was found associated with <em>Tilia cordata</em>, on rich calcareous soil on the west coast of the country. <em>I. castaneicolor</em> is identified as a later synonym of <em>I. pararubens</em>. The spores of the alpine collections of both species treated here were found to be clearly broader than the ones given in the original descriptions.<br /></p>