Psathyrella echiniceps is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. First described under the name Hypholoma echiniceps by George F. Atkinson in 1909,[2] it was transferred to the genus Psathyrella by Alexander H. Smith in 1972. It is found in the US states of California, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington, where it grows in small groups around hardwood stumps.[3]
| Psathyrella echiniceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. echiniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella echiniceps | |
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Hypholoma echiniceps G.F.Atk. (1909) | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Psathyrella echiniceps (G.F. Atk.) A.H. Sm. :35". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ Atkinson GF. (1909). "Preliminary notes on some new species of Agaricaceae and Clavaria". Annales Mycologici. 7 (4): 365–76.
- ^ Smith AH. (1972). The North American species of Psathyrella. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 24. p. 35.
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