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Psathyrella echinata

Psathyrella echinata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Growing on the base of a huge eucalyptus these were covered in small pale spines when young but as they get older the spines become smaller flakes and eventually disappear. The largest caps were about 25mm across.

Habitat:

In a local reserve containing both endemic and exotic species of trees.

Notes:

These remind me of 2 others... Psathyrella echinata and Mycena nargans. Also see Neobarya agaricola here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/259046020 <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d72603… <br> Distribution map here http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22d79d8162-6cf8-4fc3-a8e8-322decd9ab… <br>
Also in NZ http://virtualmycota.landcareresearch.co.nz/webforms/vM_Species_Details… <br>
phylum: Basidiomycota <br>
subphylum: Agaricomycotina <br>
class: Agaricomycetes <br>
subclass: Agaricomycetidae <br>
order: Agaricales <br>
family: Psathyrellaceae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Sorry, forgot to link the description: http://www.australasianmycology.com/pages/pdf/25/2/45.pdf
This description lists the attachment as adnexed to sub-free. I would call it a good match despite the lack of fuzzy mycelium.
Psathyrella echinata is the most likely and I've not found a better match so far. Problems I still have with it are the gills much more adnexed on this spotting compared to many other web images and no visible white mycelia around these bases.
Why not Psathyrella echinata, it is common in your area? http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Psathyrella+echinata

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