Psathyrella microrhiza (Lasch) Konrad & Maubl.
(Rootlet Brittlestem)

Interactions where Psathyrella microrhiza 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 buried debris [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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 microrhiza/Psathyrella microrhizarootlet brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesburieddebris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on woodchip mulch [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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 microrhiza/Psathyrella microrhizarootlet brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeswoodchip mulch

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 microrhiza (Rootlet Brittlestem) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella microrhiza (Rootlet 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 microrhiza (Rootlet Brittlestem)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kits van Waveren, E. 1987 Notes on some British species of Psathyrella TBMS Vol 89 (3): 420-422.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Psathyrella microrhiza (Rootlet Brittlestem):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 35 images of Psathyrella microrhiza (Rootlet Brittlestem)

A very common and widespread species which grows on soil, buried woody debris, sawdust etc. It is a common member of the fungal community of flowerbeds mulched with wood chip or shredded bark.

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