Psathyrella help please

[watsthat]

I think this must be Psathyrella artemisiae although the area where it was found, (Allerthorpe Common in the Vale of York), is acid heathland with little evidence of Fagus. I cannot discount the possibilty of Fagus in the locality. Has anyone got any comments or experience of this species. Apologies for lack of spore print, it was a busy day

Cheers

Pete

[mollisia]

Hello,

I don't know what hit me that I click on a thread with the title "Psatyhrella help please" ....
Macroscopically this looks very much the same as these things I use to call P. artemisiae too. I'm not too sure if it is Fagus bound, as I have it quite common in my projects plots in the Bavarian Forest. This is a mountain Fagus-Abies-Picea forest and the Psatyhrella occurs in heights of appr. 600 to 1000 m NN. But as far as I remember Picea and Fagus are both always present.
Be it as it is, there are more species in this complex, and those fungi deserve microscopical examination. P. goyypina and P. pennata can be very similar, and their ecological circumstances are not elucided in the last detail, to my feeling.

best regards,
Andreas

[watsthat]

Many thanks Andreas,

The fact that you think it is not conclusively P. artemisiae is very helpful to me. It is just another piece of the jigsaw.

Thanks

Pete