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Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Schaeff.) G. Bertrand, 1913 (Spring Brittlestem)

Notes (MWS) A common and widespread species which often fruits in Spring. It grows on soil and decayed organic material, often amongst grass and at the edge of woodland.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Psathyrella spadiceogrisea Fruitbody 10 October 2004 West Kent England 4 6
Psathyrella spadiceogrisea? Fruitbody 17 October 1985 North Wiltshire England 6

Suggested Literature

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
Psathyrella
(brittlestem toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Magnoliopsida - flowering plants fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Psathyrella spadiceogrisea:

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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