Pale Brittlestem

Psathyrella candolleana

Forests, parks, raised bogs, grassy, damp places. From spring to late autumn.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 5-7 cm across, fibrous, matt, yellowish, cream, whitish or even white, thin-fleshed. Young gills white, quickly becoming brownish, brownish-brown, chocolate. Stem 5-8x0.3-0.5 cm, white, cream, brownish. Flesh white, not bitter, without a particular smell. Characteristic features: cap and stem yellowish, cream-coloured, very brittle. Grows in damp, wet grassy places and among nettles, on the ground, on rotten twigs or leaves, in groups. Edible, of low value, very common. Collecting is not recommended.