Tricholomopsis decora
| Tricholomopsis decora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phyllotopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Tricholomopsis |
| Species: | T. decora
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| Binomial name | |
| Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Singer 1939
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| Synonyms | |
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| Tricholomopsis decora | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or depressed | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Tricholomopsis decora, commonly known as prunes and custard,[1] is a species of gilled mushroom in the genus Tricholomopsis. It occurs in North America and Britain.
Description
The cap is 2–5.5 centimetres (3⁄4–2+1⁄4 in) wide. The gills are mostly adnate. The stem is up to 5.5 cm long and 9 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick.[2] The flesh is yellow and the spore print is white.[2] It is regarded as nonpoisonous.[3]
Similar species
It resembles T. sulfureoides (and others within its genus), Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum, and Chysomphalina chrysophylla.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in North America (until October)[2] and in Britain, growing in conifer forests.[4]
Gallery
References
- ^ Phillips R (2013). Mushrooms. Macmillan. ASIN B00F0KT89O.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ "Tricholomopsis decora in Mycobank".
External links
- Media related to Tricholomopsis decora at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Tricholomopsis decora at Wikispecies