Lacrymaria lacrymabunda
Hyménomyc. Eur.: 123. 1887.
Common Name: none
Synonyms: Psathyrella velutina (Pers.) Singer; Psathyra lacrymabunda (Bull.) P. Kumm.; Lacrymaria velutina (Pers.) Konrad & Maubl.,
For description see Smith, Siegel & Schwarz, & 'California Mushrooms'.
Solitary to scattered in grassy areas or disturbed habitats, sometimes in forests; uncommon, fruiting in fall in coastal areas.
Reported as edible but questionable; some poisonings have been recorded.
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda can be recognized by robust fruitbodies with yellowish brown fibrillose cap, crowded, broad gills with black spores, a yellowish brown fibrillose stipe, and persistent fibrillose-cottony partial veil. The warted spores, distinctive pileipellis anatomy, and innately fibrillose, non-hygrophanous cap distinguish Lacrymaria from Psathyrella. Lacrymaria species are reminiscent of some in Agaricus, but the latter have free, chocolate brown gills with smooth spores and a more membranous annulus.
Bas, C. (1983). On the application of the name Agaricus lacrymabundus Bull.: Fr. Persoonia 12(1): 103-106.
Breitenbach, J. & Kränzlin, F. (1995). Fungi of Switzerland. Volume 4: Agarics (2nd Part). Entolomataceae, Pluteaceae, Amanitaceae, Agaricaceae, Coprinaceae, Strophariaceae. Verlag Mykologia: Luzern, Switzerland. 368 p.
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Doveri, F. (2004). Fungi Fimicoli Italici. Associazione Micologica Bresadola: Trento, Italy. 1104 p.
Padamsee, M., Matheny, P. .B., Dentinger, B.T.M. & McLaughlin, D.J. (2008). The mushroom family Psathyrellaceae: Evidence for large-scale polyphyly of the genus Psathyrella. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 415-429.
Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
Smith, A.H. (1972). The North American Species of Psathyrella (Mem. NY. Bot. Gard.: 24). New York Botanical Garden: Bronx, NY. 521 p. (PDF)
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. (1987). British Fungus Flora: Agarics and Boleti. Vol 5. Strophariaceae & Coprinaceae p.p.: Hypholoma, Melanotus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacymaria, & Panaeolus. Royal Botanic Garden: Edinburgh, Scotland. 121 p.
