Biology:Psathyrella bipellis
| Psathyrella bipellis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. bipellis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella bipellis (Quél.) A.H.Sm. (1946)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Psathyra barlae Bres. (1881) | |
Psathyrella bipellis is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described in 1884 by French mycologist Lucien Quélet, under the name Psathyra bipellis.[3] Alexander H. Smith transferred it to the genus Psathyrella in 1946.[4]
Description
The purplish cap is up to 4 centimetres (1 1⁄2 in) wide, sometimes with white flecks of veil around the margin. The narrowly adnate gills are tannish. The stem is up to 9 cm long and the spore print is purplish-black.[5] It resembles P. subpurpurea.[5]
Habitat and distribution
It can be found in wood debris and grass in North America.[5]
References
- ↑ "Psathyrella bipellis (Quél.) A.H. Sm.". Species Fungorum. CAB International. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=438921. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ↑ "Psathyrella bipellis (Quél.) A.H. Sm. 1946". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=438921. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ↑ Quélet L. (1884). "Quelques especes critiques ou nouvelles de la Flore Mycologique de France" (in French). Compte Rendu de l'Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences 12: 498–512.
- ↑ Smith AH, Hesler LR. (1946). "New and unusual dark-spored agarics from North America". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 62: 177–200.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. pp. 607. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3409451 entry
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