Psathyrella corrugis, is the type species of the basidiomycete fungus genus Psathyrella and family Psathyrellaceae. Originally described from Europe as Agaricus corrugis,[1] the species is considered non-toxic but lacking in flesh,[2] flavor and texture. It is inedible.[3]
| Psathyrella corrugis | |
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| In Oakland, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. corrugis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella corrugis (Pers.) Konrad & Maubl. 1949
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Nomenclature
editThe lectotype of Psathyrella is Psathyrella gracilis, however P. corrugis was published in 1794, 27 years before P. gracilis was first published, making P. corrugis the correct name. The name given here is according to Index Fungorum.[4]
Description
editThe cap is 1–4 cm wide, bell-shaped and translucent when young; it flattens and becomes opaque with age.[5] The gills are slightly reddish.[2] The whitish stalk is 4–12 cm (1+5⁄8–4+3⁄4 in) tall and 1–3 mm wide.[5] The spores are purple-brown, elliptical, and smooth.[5]
It can be found growing around areas of dead wood.[2]
The species sometimes fruits with Tubaria furfuracea. A similar species is Psathyrella candolleana.[5]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 104 (1794)
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Index Fungorum Psathyrella corrugis (retrieved 05 January 2020)
- ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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editPsathyrella corrugis | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is adnate or seceding |
 | Spore print is purple-brown |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Media related to Psathyrella gracilis at Wikimedia Commons
