About Psathyrella piluliformis (Bull.) P.D.Orton
Psathyrella piluliformis (Bull.) P.D.Orton produces mushroom fruit bodies with broadly convex caps 2–5 cm (3⁄4–2 inches) in diameter. Cap color ranges from chestnut to reddish brown, and this color fades as the mushroom ages and during periods of dry weather. Fragments of the partial veil may stay attached to the cap margin, and can also appear as a wispy band of hairs on the stipe. The gills are closely spaced and have an adnate attachment to the stipe. They start out tan, and turn dark brown once spores mature. The stipe grows 2–7 cm tall and 3–7 mm wide; it is white, smooth, hollow, and bulges at the base. The spore print of this species is dark brown, sometimes with a purplish tint. Fruiting bodies of Psathyrella piluliformis grow in clusters at the base of hardwood stumps. This species is considered edible, but it has low quality, fragile flesh, and is difficult to accurately identify.
