Biology:Psathyrella pennata
| Psathyrella pennata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. pennata
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| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella pennata (Fr.) A. Pearson & Dennis
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| Synonyms | |
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Psathyrella carbonicola A.H. Sm. | |
| Psathyrella pennata | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is ovate or flat |
 | hymenium is adnexed |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is brown |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: unknown |
Psathyrella pennata, commonly known as the carbon brittlestem,[1] or bonfire brittlestem,[2] is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It usually fruits during the spring.[1]
Description
The cap of Psathyrella pennata is brown, and starts out conical or egg-shaped, before expanding outward and becoming convex or flat. It is about 1.5-4 centimeters in diameter. When young, it is fibrillose. The stipe is about 3-7 centimeters long and 0.2-0.5 centimeters wide. It starts out fibrillose, becoming smoother as the mushroom gets older. When young, it has a faint ring zone from the partial veil. The gills are adnexed, and start out light brown, becoming darker with age.[1]
Habitat and ecology
Psathyrella pennata usually fruits during the spring, but it also sometimes does so in fall and winter.[1] It grows in soil in burned areas after forest fires[3][1] and at firepits.[2][1] It is often found near Morchella, Crassisporium funariophilum, and Geopyxis carbonaria, as well as other fungi.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. pp. 98. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ing, Bruce (November 30, 2020). The Fungi of North East Wales: A Mycota for Vice-Counties 50 (Denbighshire) and 51 (Flintshire). Chester, UK: University of Chester Press. pp. 222. ISBN 9781910481424.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trudell, Steve (October 25, 2022). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (Revised ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 241. ISBN 9781643261706.
Wikidata ☰ Q10682501 entry
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