Species:
Candolleomyces candolleanus, Homotypic synonym: Psathyrella candolleana
Scientific name:
Candolleomyces candolleanus, Homotypic synonym: Psathyrella candolleana
Arabic name:
فطرالقرص الحبري
French name:
Psathyrelle de de Candolle, Hypolome de Candolle
English name:
Common Crumblecap, Pale brittlestem
Habitat:
Growing alone or gregariously in lawns, pastures, and cultivated areas, in woods; typically near recently dead hardwood trees, their roots, stumps
Surrounding vegetation:
Woodland or in well-shaded grassland.
Ecological niche:
Saprobic, appearing in small groups or occasionally singly on soil in woodland or in well-shaded grassland.
Chromosome Number:
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Genome size:
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Cap:
Thin-fleshed and very crumbly; broadly umbonate when fully expanded.
Gills / pores:
Gills are adnexed, crowded and initially white, becoming pinky-grey and eventually dark brown.
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Stem:
Up to 6cm tall, with a diameter of 3 to 5 mm; white and very brittle.
Dimensions:
Gills are adnexed, crowded and initially white, becoming pinky-grey and eventually dark brown.
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Color(s):
Cap colour varies, but is usually brownish when young becoming much paler at maturity.
Texture, other traits:
Very thin; fragile.
Spore print
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Distribution
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