Clustered Brittlestem - Britzelmayria multipedata
An extremely clustered brittlestem with conical yellow-brown caps that darken and expand with age. Gills grey-brown to purplish-brown; spore print brown. Stems are white and hollow, with many stems arising from a common root-like base.
Psathyrella piluliformis, the Common Stump Brittlestem
Photograph whole clump in habitat, plus individual fungus from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe. Note habitat and substrate.
Usually in grass, on buried wood; often in churchyards, cemeteries, parkland
Found in summer and autumn
Widespread and fairly frequent (Kibby, Vol.3, 2021)
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Clustered Brittlestem
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Psathyrellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 18
- First record:
- 08/10/2005 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 12/10/2024 (Hannah Keys)
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