Sample #9: Psathyrella piluliformis “Common Stump Brittlestem”
Figure 1: close view of the dehydrated pileus; felt covering and bits of parciel veil visible
Figure 2: image of freshly picked sample; note granulated pileus and possible veil remnants on stem
Figure 3: lamellae packed under cap; adnate nature seen at separation at top of image
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Collection Date: 16 October, 2016
Collector: Kristen Maslach
Habitat: common wood-rotting fungus found on or around
stumps of dead deciduous trees
Location: in gathered clump on a dead stump, Mantua, Ohio
Description: Cap red-brown with pieces of veil stuck to the
top; veil pieces disappear as the fungus matures; lamellae adnate and close
together with a beige coloring; stem 4 to 8mm in diameter, silky white color, straight
or slightly curved
Key Used: Peterson, Jens, Alf Gaba and Thomas Læssøe. MycoKey – the mycological information
site. The Universities of Arrhus and
Copenhagen.
http://www.mycokey.com/newMycoKeySite/MycoKeyIdentQuick.html
Steps for Keying:
Mushroom
with gills (agarics with a stem)
Found on
wood
Pileus surface
felty to hairy
Pileus color
a vivid brown
Lamellae
adnate
From here,
morphological identification
Resources:
Rather than show the dehydrating sample, better to blow up the picture of the fresh sample so we can see the details more clearly.
ReplyDeleteLamellae view is unusual, why not just show the intact underside which would be easier to analyze?
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