Species

Psathyrella ammophila (Beach brittlestem)

Psathyrella ammophila. Photo: (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Psathyrella ammophila is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae and is found throughout Europe. Commonly known as the dune brittlestem, this agaric primarily grows on sand dunes near marram grass, feeding saprotrophically on the decaying roots. The season of growth is generally May to November.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Psathyrellaceae
        Genus: Psathyrella (Brittlestems)
        Section: Spadiceogriseae (Psathyrella sect. spadiceogriseae)
        Species: Psathyrella ammophila (Beach brittlestem)

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