Melanoleuca iris Kühn. is reported for the first time from Czechoslovakia (Moravia). During Mycological Days in Moravia in 1981 a species of Melanoleuca was found by P. Vampola which was later identified as Melanoleuca iris Kühn. It has not been previously reported from Czechoslovakia and is only known from a few localities in Europe. Characteristics: distinctive agreeable odour recalling Iris (or Lepista irina or somewhat Clitocybe clavipes).
Klán J. (1983): Melanoleuca iris in Czechoslovakia (Agaricales, Tricholomataceae). – Česká Mykologie 37(1): 52–55.
