Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Psathyrella microrhiza (Lasch) Konrad & Maubl.

Synonyms:

Agaricus microrhizus Agaricus microrrhizus Agaricus semivestita Agaricus semivestitus Drosophila microrhiza Psathyra microrhiza Psathyra semivestita Psathyra squamifera Psathyrella badiovestita Psathyrella microrhiza f. pumila Psathyrella microrhiza forma microrhiza Psathyrella semivestita Psathyrella squamifera

Common Name:

Rootlet Brittlestem

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (2) Fagus sylvatica (1) Poaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Neutral grassland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (5) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: October (9) November (1)