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

Psathyrella hirta Mushroom
Ref No: 8824
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Psathyrella hirta Pk. syn. Psathyrella coprobia (Lange) Smith Cap 1-2.5cm across, convex; dark brown; covered with white veil flakes. Gills adnate, crowded; pallid then purple-brown. Stem 25-50 x 2-3mm; white with fine squamules. Flesh pallid. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores ellipsoid, 10-13 x 5.5-6.5µ. Deposit purple-brown. Cystidia swollen with long throat. Habitat on animal dung. Found widely distributed throughout North America. Season June-October. Not edible.
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