Psathyrella piluliformis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) with broadly convex caps measuring 2–5 cm (3⁄4–2 inches) in diameter.[2] The caps are chestnut to reddish brown, the color fading with age and with dry weather.[2] The closely spaced gills have an adnate attachment to the stipe.[2] They are initially tan until the spores mature, when the gills turn dark brown.[2] Fragments of the partial veil may remain on the cap margin, and as a wispy band of hairs on the stipe.[2] The stipe is 2–7 cm tall and 3–7 mm wide, white, smooth, hollow, and bulging at the base.[2] Fruiting occurs in clusters at the base of hardwood stumps.[2]
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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. piluliformis
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It is considered edible but of low quality,[1][3] with fragile flesh and being difficult to identify.[4] Similar species include Psathyrella carbonicola, P. longipes, P. longistriata, P. multipedata, P. spadicea, and Parasola conopilus.[2][4]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Psathyrella piluliformis, Common Stump Brittlestem mushroom". First-Nature.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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