MycoKey : the genus Psathyrella

Generic short diagnoses: Saprobic, ± hygrophanous, brown- to black-spored, ± fragile, elegant, but highly variable agarics with attached, never deliquescent lamellae. Cystidia mostly simple, spores smooth with germ pore, epicutis mostly a rectocutis.


Species example:


Psathyrella candolleana - DK: candolles mørkhat UK: Pale Brittlestem
Photo and © Jan Vesterholt
Denmark, JV93-640

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