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Pale Brittlestem

Psathyrella candolleana

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 50mm tall and 35mm wide; almost translucent on top, white with some indication of gills; pale gills fairly free; dark spores; pileus flat to slightly domed; stipe narrow, smooth, white.

Habitat:

Shaded tall damp eucy forest.

Notes:

Today is the first fungi spotting of this autumn. ALA has this as not recorded in Australia but many records appear on the map !? http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d6c8f1…

best similarity at http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Psathyrella_candolleana_02.htm

Reference Links:

Psathyrella candolleana, FNCV Fungi Group

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
gully.moy
They do vary in colour and general appearance a lot but I'm not 100% either. Supposedly they fight cancer pretty well though :-)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks gully.moy - I'm not 100% on candolleana but it's good for now.
gully.moy
Perhaps Psathyrella candolleana? Looks like a Psathyrella...

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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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