''Tricholoma'' is a

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that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various species of coniferous or broad-leaved trees. The generic name derives from grc, τριχο-, tricho-, hair and grc, λῶμα, loma, fringe, border although only a few species (such as '' T. vaccinum'') have shaggy caps which fit this description. The most sought out species are the

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Tricholoma matsutake , ''Tricholoma matsutake'', is a species of choice edible mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in East Asia, Europe, and North America. It is prized in Japanese cuisine for its distinct spicy-aromatic odor. Etymology The common name and specifi ...

'', also known as ''matsutake'' or ''songi'', and the North American ''

Tricholoma magnivelare ''Tricholoma magnivelare'' is a gilled mushroom found East of the Rocky Mountains in North America growing in coniferous woodland. These ectomycorrhizal fungi are typically edible species that exist in a symbiotic relationship with various sp ...

'' species complex, also known as "ponderosa mushroom", "American matsutake", or " pine mushroom". Others are safe to eat, such as '' Tricholoma terreum'', but there are a few poisonous members, such as '' T. pardinum'', '' T. tigrinum'' and '' T. equestre''. Many species originally described within Tricholoma have since been moved to other genera. These include the Wood blewit (''

Clitocybe nuda ''Clitocybe nuda'', commonly known as the wood blewit and alternately described as ''Lepista nuda'', is an edible mushroom native to Europe and North America. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790, it was also known as ''Tricholoma nudum'' for ma ...

''), previously ''Tricholoma nudum'', blewit ('' Clitocybe saeva''), previously ''Tricholoma personatum'', and St George's mushroom (''

Calocybe gambosa ''Calocybe gambosa'', commonly known as St. George's mushroom, is an edible mushroom that grows mainly in fields, grass verges and roadsides. Deriving its common name from when it first appears in the UK, namely on St George's Day (23 April). I ...

'') previously ''Tricholoma gambosum''.

Species list

*'' Tricholoma acerbum'' – bitter knight *'' Tricholoma aestuans'' *'' Tricholoma albobrunneum'' *''

Tricholoma album ''Tricholoma album'', commonly known as the white knight, is an all-white mushroom of the large genus ''Tricholoma''. It is found in Europe, India, and possibly North America. The cap and gills are white. The whitish stipe has no ring. Taxonom ...

'' – white knight *''

Tricholoma argyraceum ''Tricholoma argyraceum'' is a grey-capped mushroom of the large genus ''Tricholoma''. It has been often confused with the similar-looking ''Tricholoma scalpturatum''. Taxonomy French mycologist Pierre Bulliard described this species as ''Agari ...

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Tricholoma atrosquamosum ''Tricholoma atrosquamosum'', commonly known as dark-scaled knight, is an edible gilled mushroom native to Europe. The grey-capped fruit bodies are generally found singly or in small groups in deciduous woodland on chalk-based soils. Taxono ...

'' – dark-scaled knight *'' Tricholoma auratum'' – golden ''Tricholoma'' *''

Tricholoma bakamatsutake ''Tricholoma bakamatsutake'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus ''Tricholoma''. Found in China and Japan, it was described as new to science by mycologist Tsuguo Hongo in 1974. It is closely related to the pine mushroom, ''Tricholoma matsutake'' ...

'' *'' Tricholoma batschii'' *'' Tricholoma columbetta'' – dove-coloured ''Tricholoma '' *'' Tricholoma equestre'' (previously ''T. flavovirens'') – Man-on-Horseback *''

Tricholoma focale ''Tricholoma'' is a genus of fungus that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various s ...

'' - booted knight *'' Tricholoma fracticum'' *'' Tricholoma fulvum'' *'' Tricholoma huronense'' *'' Tricholoma imbricatum'' – matt knight-cap *'' Tricholoma inamoenum'' *''

'' – pine mushroom, American matsutake *''

'' – matsutake *'' Tricholoma mesoamericanum'' – Mexican matsutake, hongo blanco de ocote *''

Tricholoma murrillianum ''Tricholoma murrillianum'' is a gilled mushroom found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America growing in coniferous woodland. This ectomycorrhizal fungus is an edible species that exists in a symbiotic relationship with various species ...

'' – Western matsutake *''

Tricholoma mutabile ''Tricholoma mutabile'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus '' Tricholoma''. Found in Yuba County, California, it was first described scientifically in 1996. It has a grayish convex cap that is wide, a white stalk measuring long by thick. The ...

'' *'' Tricholoma myomyces'' *''

Tricholoma nigrum ''Tricholoma nigrum'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus ''Tricholoma''. It was described as new to science in 1996 from a collection made on the Oregon Coast where it occurred with ''Pinus contorta ''Pinus contorta'', with the common names l ...

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Tricholoma orirubens ''Tricholoma orirubens'', commonly known as blushing tricholoma, is an edible gilled mushroom native to Europe. The grey-capped fruit bodies are generally found singly or in small groups in deciduous and coniferous woodland in autumn. Taxonom ...

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Tricholoma pardinum ''Tricholoma pardinum'', commonly known as spotted tricholoma, tiger tricholoma, tigertop, leopard knight, or dirty trich, is a gilled mushroom widely distributed across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. It is generally found in beec ...

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Tricholoma pessundatum ''Tricholoma pessundatum'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus '' Tricholoma''. First described as ''Agaricus pessundatus'' by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, it was transferred to the genus '' Tricholoma'' by Lucien Quélet in 1872. The species ha ...

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Tricholoma populinum ''Tricholoma populinum'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus '' Tricholoma''. It was formally described by Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange Jakob Emanuel Lange (2 April 1864 – 27 December 1941), was a Danish mycologist who studied the s ...

'' *'' Tricholoma portentosum'' *'' Tricholoma resplendens'' *''

Tricholoma saponaceum ''Tricholoma saponaceum'', also known as the soap-scented toadstool, soapy knight or soap tricholoma is an inedible mushroom found in woodlands in Europe and North America. Taxonomy ''Tricholoma saponaceum'' was first described in 1818 by the f ...

'' – soap-scented toadstool *''

Tricholoma scalpturatum ''Tricholoma scalpturatum'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Found in Europe, it grows in a mycorrhizal association with deciduous trees including ''Quercus'', '' Fagus'', ''Tilia'', and ''Populus'', and occasionally ...

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Tricholoma sejunctum ''Tricholoma sejunctum'' (colloquially yellow blusher in the eastern regions of North America) is a mushroom that appears across much of the Northern Hemisphere and is associated with pine forests. Description The cap is greenish-brownish yello ...

'' *'' Tricholoma squarrulosum'' *'' Tricholoma stans'' - upright knight *''

Tricholoma stiparophyllum ''Tricholoma'' is a genus of fungus that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various s ...

'' - chemical knight *''

Tricholoma sulphureum ''Tricholoma sulphureum'', also known as sulphur knight or gas agaric, is an inedible or mildly poisonous mushroom found in woodlands in Europe. It has a distinctive bright yellow colour and an unusual smell likened to coal gas. It occurs in dec ...

'' – sulphur ''Tricholoma'', gas agaric *'' Tricholoma terreum'' (= ''T. myomyces'') – grey knight-cap *''

Tricholoma tigrinum ''Tricholoma tigrinum'' is a gilled mushroom. First described under the name ''Agaricus tigrinus'' by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774, the species was transferred to the genus '' Tricholoma'' in 1871 by Paul Kummer. Schäffer's 1762 illus ...

'' *'' Tricholoma ustale'' – burnt knight *'' Tricholoma ustaloides'' *''

Tricholoma vaccinum ''Tricholoma vaccinum'', commonly known as the russet scaly tricholoma, the scaly knight, or the fuzztop, is a fungus of the agaric genus ''Tricholoma''. It produces medium-sized fruit bodies (mushrooms) that have a distinctive hairy reddish-br ...

'' – scaly ''Tricholoma'', scaly knight *'' Tricholoma venenatum'' *''

Tricholoma virgatum ''Tricholoma virgatum'', commonly known as the ashen knight, is a mushroom of the agaric genus ''Tricholoma''. It was first described scientifically as ''Agaricus virgatus'' by Elias Fries in 1818, and later transferred to the genus ''Tricholoma ...

'' – streaked ''Tricholoma'', ashen knight *'' Tricholoma zangii''

References

Footnotes Citations

External links

Mushroom Expert – The Genus TricholomaMYCOLOGY/bionet.mycology Archives
{{Taxonbar, from=Q573661 Agaricales genera

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