Psathyrella corrugis
| Psathyrella corrugis | |
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| In Oakland, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. corrugis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella corrugis (Pers.) Konrad & Maubl. 1949
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| Synonyms | |
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Psathyrella corrugis, is the type species of the basidiomycete fungus genus Psathyrella and family Psathyrellaceae. It is common in North America and is regarded as inedible.
Taxonomy
It was originally described from Europe as Agaricus corrugis.[1]
The lectotype of Psathyrella is P. gracilis, but naming priority is given to P. corrugis, published in 1794 (27 years earlier than P. gracilis).[2]
Description
The cap is 1–4 centimetres (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) wide, bell-shaped and translucent when young; it flattens and becomes opaque with age.[3] The gills are slightly reddish.[4] The whitish stalk is 4–12 cm (1+5⁄8–4+3⁄4 in) tall and 1–3 mm wide.[3] The spores are purple-brown, elliptical, and smooth.[3] The spore print is dark brown to black, sometimes with hints of purple.[5]
The species is considered non-toxic but lacking in flesh,[4] flavor and texture. It is inedible.[6]
Similar species
A similar species is Candolleomyces candolleanus.[3] Microscopy may be needed to distinguish P. corrugis from similar species.[5]
Habitat and distribution
It can be found growing around areas of dead wood and grass throughout North America.[4][5]
It sometimes fruits with Tubaria furfuracea.[3]
Gallery
References
- ^ Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 104 (1794)
- ^ Index Fungorum Psathyrella corrugis (retrieved 05 January 2020)
- ^ a b c d e Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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| Psathyrella corrugis | |
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| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is conical or campanulate | |
| Hymenium is adnate or seceding | |
| Spore print is purple-brown | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
- Media related to Psathyrella gracilis at Wikimedia Commons