Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Psathyrellaceae
Species: Psathyrella piluliformis (Bull.) P.D. Orton
Synonyms: Agaricus hydrophilus
Agaricus piluliformis
Bolbitius hydrophilus
Drosophila californica
Drosophila hydrophila
Drosophila piluliformis
Drosophila subpapillata
Hypholoma californicum
Hypholoma hydrophila
Hypholoma hydrophilum
Hypholoma piluliforme
Hypholoma subpapillatum
Psathyra hydrophila
Psathyrella hydrophila
Psathyrella hydrophila var. piluliformis
Psathyrella subpapillata
Psilocybe piluliforme
Common Name: Common Stump Brittlestem


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Psathyrella piluliformis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (6)
Quercus (3)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Woodland (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (4)
Stump (4)
Fallen Wood (3)
Log (3)
Soil (2)
Fallen Branch (1)
Fallen log (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (1)
September (13)
October (12)
November (2)