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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Psathyrella cernua (Vahl ex Fr.) Moser Cap 2-4cm across, broadly convex; dark, watery brown; margin finely striate, almost white when dry. Gills adnexed, close; pallid then dull purple-brown. Stem 30-50 x 2-4mm; white. Flesh pallid. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores ellipsoid, 7-8 x 4-5µ. Deposit purple-brown. Cystidia thick-walled. Habitat on fallen trees, especially poplars. Rather rare. Distribution uncertain. Season July-October. Edibility not known -avoid. |
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