Morphological Characterization of Edible Wild Mushrooms of the Genus Psathyrella (Fr.) Quél. Discovered in the Region of Daloa (Centre-West, Côte d'Ivoire)

The aim of this work is to contribute to the study of wild edible Psathyrelles in Côte d'Ivoire. It was conducted in the region of Daloa, a forest area with a tropical climate favorable to the development of fungal species. Data collection took place during the rainy season (April-July). The carpophores were photographed before harvesting in order to observe the macroscopic characters on the different samples. The microscopic study was conducted in the laboratory to observe the reproductive organs. The different specimens were dried afterwards for further observations. The results indicate that five (5) fungal species were collected, they are: Psathyrella caput-medusae (Fr.) Konrad & Maubl., Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire, P. tuberculate (Pat) A. H. Sm, P. atroumbonata Pegler and P. piluliformis (Bull. ex Fr.) P.D. Orton. P. tuberculata, P. atroumbonata and P. piluliformis have already been cited in Côte d'Ivoire. P. candolleana and P. caput-medusae were described in this work for the first time.