Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire

Synonyms:

Agaricus appendiculatus Agaricus appendiculatus var. lanatus Agaricus candolleanus Agaricus catarius Agaricus egenulus Agaricus felinus Agaricus vinosus Drosophila candolleana Hypholoma appendiculatum Hypholoma candolleanum Hypholoma catarium Hypholoma egenulum Hypholoma felinum Psathyra candolleana Psathyra corrugis var. vinosa Psathyrella appendiculata Psathyrella candolleana var. solitaria Psathyrella coronata Psathyrella corrugis var. vinosa Psathyrella egenula Psathyrella elegans Psathyrella microlepidota Psathyrella proxima Psathyrella scotospora

Common Name:

Pale Brittlestem

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (7) Salix (2) Quercus (2) Corylus avellana (2) Salix cinerea (1) Alnus (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Crataegus monogyna (1) Carex (1) Betula (1) Betula pendula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Acid grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Fraxinus excelsior-Sorbus aucuparia-Mercurialis perennis woo (1) Improved grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (14) Soil (8) Soil Leaves (8) Log (4) Stump (4) Leaf Litter (3) Branch (2) Soil Mossy (2) Twig (2) Fallen Branch (1) Sawdust (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) March (3) April (1) May (4) June (2) July (11) August (24) September (18) October (7) November (2)