[2] German naturalist Jacob Christian Schäffer described this species in 1774.

Lucien Quélet transferred it to the genus Inocybe in 1872.

[3] The tan (or rarely whitish) cap is cone-shaped then expands, generally retaining an umbo and a darker center.

[4] In Israel, the species grows under Palestine oak (Quercus calliprinos) and pines, with mushrooms still appearing in periods of little or no rain as they are mycorrhizal.

[5] In Israel, it is confused with edible mushrooms of the genus Tricholoma, particularly Tricholoma terreum, and Suillus granulatus, all of which grow in similar habitats.