Clustered Brittlestem

Clustered Brittlestem - Britzelmayria multipedata

Alternative names
Psathyrella multipedata
Description

An extremely clustered brittlestem with conical yellow-brown caps that darken and expand with age. Gills grey-brown to purplish-brown; spore print brown. Stems are white and hollow, with many stems arising from a common root-like base. 

Similar Species

Psathyrella piluliformis, the Common Stump Brittlestem

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph whole clump in habitat, plus individual fungus from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Usually in grass, on buried wood; often in churchyards, cemeteries, parkland

When to see it

Found in summer and autumn

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent (Kibby, Vol.3, 2021)

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records