Tricholoma pessundatum
| Tricholoma pessundatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholoma |
| Species: | T. pessundatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tricholoma pessundatum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tricholoma pessundatum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma.
Taxonomy
First described as Agaricus pessundatus by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, it was transferred to the genus Tricholoma by Lucien Quélet in 1872.[2]
Description
The orangish cap is up to 18 centimetres (7 in) across, with a lighter margin, and is viscid when wet. The gills are white but develop stains and vary in attachment. The stem is up to 14 cm (5+1⁄2 in) long. The spore print is white.[3]
It has a sour meal odor.[4]
Similar species
A very similar species to the European mushroom is Tricholoma muricatum, which differs only in microscopic details.[5]
Toxicity
It contains toxins which can cause severe gastrointestinal upset.[4]
See also
References
| Tricholoma pessundatum | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnexed or free | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is poisonous or can cause allergic reactions | |
- ^ "Tricholoma pessundatum (Fr.) Quél. :77, t. 95, 1872". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ Quélet L. (1872). "Les Champignons du Jura et des Vosges". Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard (in French). 5 (2): 43–332 (see p. 77).
- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ a b Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.