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Psathyrella gracilis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Psathyrella gracilis Mushroom
Ref No: 8823
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on the ground

Psathyrella gracilis (Fr.) Quél. Cap 2-5cm across, campanulate; yellow-ochre to buff brown, pinkish when dry; glabrous. Gills adnate, crowded, broad; pallid then pinkish brown. Stem 60-120 x 2-3mm; white; pruinose at first. Flesh whitish. Spores ellipsoid, 1 I-14 x 6.5-8p.. Deposit purplish brown. Pleurocystidia with an acute apex, 54-75 x 10-16µ. Habitat scattered on soil. Found in Europe and throughout North America. Season August-October. Edibility not known -avoid.

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