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Pale Brittlestem
Psathyrella candolleana
-37.8038, 145.243
Field Notes
Description:
With caps about 40mm wide, these mushrooms were growing in a clump. they started with gold tops which had remnants of a universal veil (?). The caps were fully open the next day, looking a pale off-white colour with caramel rings ( hygrophanous) and broad and slightly flattened umbo. The stipe was long, hollow, white and covered with soft scales. No ring seen. Gills were close and pink.
Spores were a dark brown
Habitat:
Growing on leaf mulch
Distribution in Australia:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d6c8f1…
Notes:
First mushrooms I have spotted this season. Very short life - the pics were taken over two days.
Thanks to argybee for the ID and gully.moy for confirmation and information on its healing properties
http://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/psathyrella-candolleana.html
This species has several synonyms
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