Psathyrella ammophila (Durieu & Lév.) P.D. Orton
(Dune Brittlestem)

Interactions where Psathyrella ammophila 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 dead, decayed litter Ammophila arenaria Marram, Marram Grass Poales: Poaceae 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 ammophila/Psathyrella ammophiladune brittlestemfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Ammophila arenaria/Ammophila arenariamarram, marram grassdead, decayedlitter

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsathyrella ammophila (Dune 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 ammophila (Dune Brittlestem)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Savage, D. 2008 Fungi of the far north: Part 3: From the Borgie to the Naver Vol 9 (1) Page: 13-19

Psathyrella ammophila (Dune Brittlestem) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psathyrella ammophila (Dune Brittlestem):

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