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Psathyrella ammophila

(Durieu & Lév.) P.D. Orton

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062870

Element CodeNFAGA33090

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyCoprinaceae

GenusPsathyrella

Synonyms

Agaricus ammophilusDurieu & Lév.Deconica ammophila(Durieu & Lév.) MorganPsathyra ammophila(Durieu & Lév.) Quél.Psilocybe ammophila(Durieu & Lév.) Gillet

Concept Reference

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Taxonomic Comments

Mycobank (2025) include Psathyrella arenulina in Psathyrella ammophila, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	14,724
North Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	33,146
South Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	55,193

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Fork Middle Fork American River	Tahoe National Forest	11,245

References (3)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: <<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>>.