Common Stump Brittlestem
Taken in Jim's Garden on 15th September 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950
Fact File


Common Stump Brittlestem.
Species:
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Family:
Local Names:		 Psathyrella piluliformis.
Agaricales.
Psathyrellaceae.
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Edibility:
 		Woodland.
2 - 4 cms diameter.
4 - 8 mm diameter, up to 8 cms long.
March - December.
Edible, but  not greatly valued for its culinary qualities. There is always a danger in gathering small brownish mushrooms to eat: some seriously or even deadly poisonous fungi have brownish convex or bell-shaped caps. The Funeral Bell is one such.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.