Psathyrella bipellis
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| Psathyrella bipellis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Psathyrella |
| Species: | P. bipellis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psathyrella bipellis | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Psathyra barlae Bres. (1881) | |
Psathyrella bipellis is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae.
The species was originally described in 1884 by French mycologist Lucien Quélet, under the name Psathyra bipellis.[3] Alexander H. Smith transferred it to the genus Psathyrella in 1946.[4]
Description
The purplish cap is up to 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) wide, sometimes with white flecks of veil around the margin. The narrowly adnate gills are tannish. The stem is up to 9 cm long and the spore print is purplish-black.[5] It resembles P. subpurpurea.[5]