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Brittlestems
Psathyrella
Psathyrella is a large genus of about 400 species, and is similar to the genera Coprinellus, Coprinopsis, Coprinus and Panaeolus, usually with a thin cap and white or yellowish white hollow stem. The caps do not self digest as do those of Coprinellus and Coprinopsis. Some also have brown spores rather than black. These fungi are often drab-colored, difficult to identify, and inedible, and so they are sometimes considered uninteresting. However they are quite common and...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Psathyrella sect. Hydrophilae
sectionHydrophilae
Psathyrella sect. Psathyrella
sectionPsathyrella
Psathyrella sect. Spadiceogriseae
sectionSpadiceogriseae
Psathyrella sect. Pennatae
sectionPennatae
Ringed brittlestem
speciesPsathyrella longistriata
Psathyrella sect. Microrhizae
sectionMicrorhizae
Psathyrella sect. Obtusatae
sectionObtusatae
Psathyrella sect. Atomatae
sectionAtomatae
Psathyrella carinthiaca
speciesPsathyrella carinthiaca
Psathyrella sect. Pygmaeae
sectionCystidiosae
Psathyrella sect. Saponaceae
sectionSaponaceae
Psathyrella kauffmanii
speciesPsathyrella kauffmanii
Psathyrella sect. Pseudostropharia
sectionPseudostropharia
Psathyrella sp. 'IN01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN01'
Psathyrella praetenuis
speciesPsathyrella praetenuis
Psathyrella albescens
speciesPsathyrella albescens
Psathyrella atrospora
speciesPsathyrella atrospora
Psathyrella seminuda
speciesPsathyrella seminuda
Psathyrella frustulenta
speciesPsathyrella frustulenta
Psathyrella ellenae
speciesPsathyrella ellenae
Psathyrella sp. 'IN05'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN05'
Psathyrella vinosofulva
speciesPsathyrella vinosofulva
Psathyrella vesiculosa
speciesPsathyrella vesiculosa
Psathyrella pseudovernalis
speciesPsathyrella pseudovernalis
Psathyrella sp. 'PNW05'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'PNW05'
Psathyrella aquatica
speciesPsathyrella aquatica
Psathyrella corrugis
complexPsathyrella corrugis
Psathyrella laevissima
speciesPsathyrella laevissima
Psathyrella sect. Noli-tangere
sectionNoli-tangere
petticoat brittlestem
speciesPsathyrella artemisiae
Psathyrella inflatocystis
speciesPsathyrella inflatocystis
Psathyrella sect. Confusae
sectionConfusae
Psathyrella rugocephala
speciesPsathyrella rugocephala
Psathyrella sublatispora
speciesPsathyrella sublatispora
Psathyrella sp. 'IN03'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN03'
Psathyrella incerta
speciesPsathyrella incerta
Psathyrella sect. Lutenses
sectionLutenses
Psathyrella multissima
speciesPsathyrella multissima
Psathyrella sect. Cystopsathyra
sectionCystopsathyra
Psathyrella sp. 'longistriata-PNW01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'longistriata-PNW01'
Psathyrella sp. 'IN02'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN02'
Psathyrella rufogrisea
speciesPsathyrella rufogrisea
Psathyrella suavissima
speciesPsathyrella suavissima
Psathyrella warrenensis
speciesPsathyrella warrenensis
Psathyrella clivensis
speciesPsathyrella clivensis
Psathyrella sp. 'IN11'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN11'
Psathyrella sp. 'IN08'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'IN08'
Psathyrella subpurpurea
speciesPsathyrella subpurpurea
Psathyrella spintrigera
speciesPsathyrella spintrigera
Psathyrella septentrionalis
speciesPsathyrella septentrionalis
Psathyrella sp. 'FL01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'FL01'
Psathyrella acutissima
speciesPsathyrella acutissima
Psathyrella sp. 'elliptispora-CA01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'elliptispora-CA01'
Psathyrella sp. 'longistriata-PNW03'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'longistriata-PNW03'
Psathyrella sp. 'PEI01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'PEI01'
Psathyrella ephemera
speciesPsathyrella ephemera
Psathyrella dondlii
speciesPsathyrella dondlii
Psathyrella sp. 'NY01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'NY01'
Psathyrella sect. Jacobssoniorum
sectionJacobssoniorum
Psathyrella sp. 'QC01'
speciesPsathyrella sp. 'QC01'
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67745.