Psathyrella pennata
Local name: Kohlen-Mürbling
Psathyrella pennata, commonly known as the carbon brittlestem, or bonfire brittlestem, is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It usually fruits during the spring.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Psathyrellaceae
Genus
Psathyrella
Psathyrella pennata belongs to the family Psathyrellaceae, order Agaricales, within the Agaricomycetes class.
Species Profile
Psathyrella pennata, commonly known as the carbon brittlestem, or bonfire brittlestem, is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It usually fruits during the spring.
The primary threats to Kohlen-Mürbling include habitat fragmentation and loss of old-growth forest ecosystems where it depends on specific decaying wood substrates. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature fluctuations that disrupt its sensitive reproductive cycles and mycelial development.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Psathyrella pennata usually fruits during the spring, but it also sometimes does so in fall and winter. and at firepits. It is often found near Morchella, Crassisporium funariophilum, and Geopyxis carbonaria, as well as other fungi.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The primary threats to Kohlen-Mürbling include habitat fragmentation and loss of old-growth forest ecosystems where it depends on specific decaying wood substrates. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature fluctuations that disrupt its sensitive reproductive cycles and mycelial development.
Detailed threat classification data is sourced from IUCN assessments as they become available.
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Psathyrella pennata (Psathyrella pennata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/kohlen-murbling