Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Coprinaceae
Species: Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire
Synonyms: Agaricus appendiculatus
Agaricus appendiculatus var. lanatus
Agaricus candolleanus
Agaricus catarius
Agaricus egenulus
Agaricus felinus
Agaricus lanaripes
Drosophila candolleana
Hypholoma appendiculatum
Hypholoma candolleanum
Hypholoma catarium
Hypholoma egenulum
Hypholoma felinum
Hypholoma lanaripes
Psathyrella appendiculata
Psathyrella egenula
Psathyrella microlepidota
Common Name: Pale Brittlestem
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Salix (2)
Ulmus (2)
Betula pendula (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Salix cinerea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3)
Acid grassland (2)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Calcareous grassland (1)
Fraxinus excelsior-Sorbus aucuparia-Mercurialis perennis woo (1)
Improved grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Other artificial habitats (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (10)
Soil Leaves (8)
Soil (5)
Fallen Branch (2)
Soil Mossy (2)
Twig (2)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
May (2)
June (2)
July (9)
August (15)
September (15)
October (7)
November (2)