Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Psathyrella spadicea (P. Kumm.) Singer

Synonyms:

Agaricus curvatus Agaricus sarcocephalus Agaricus spadeceus Agaricus spadiceus Coesyn Brau Gwinau Corinarius sarcocephalus Drosophila sarcocephala Drosophila spadicea Homophron spadiceum Pratella spadicea Psathyra sarcocephala Psathyra spadicea Psathyrella sarcocephala Psilocybe sarcocephala Psilocybe spadicea

Common Name:

Chestnut Brittlestem

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (1) Ilex aquifolium (1) Castanea sativa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (3) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) April (1) September (2) October (4)