Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Schaeff.) Maire
(Spring Brittlestem)

Interactions where Psathyrella spadiceogrisea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella spadiceogrisea/Psathyrella spadiceogriseaspring brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsdead, decayingdebris (Spring and Autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decaying debris POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella spadiceogrisea/Psathyrella spadiceogriseaspring brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdead, decayingdebris (Spring and Autumn)

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem)
GenusPsathyrella (brittlestem toadstools)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem)

Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Psathyrella spadiceogrisea (Spring Brittlestem)

A common and widespread species which often fruits in Spring. It grows on soil and decayed organic material, often amongst grass and at the edge of woodland.

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