''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 wide, greenish-brownish yellow, and slightly moist; it has dark fibrils near the center. The gills and stipe are whitish-yellow, the latter growing up to long.
The odor is mild to mealy and the taste mild to unpleasant.
Similar species
''
Tricholoma flavovirens
''Tricholoma equestre'' or ''Tricholoma flavovirens'', commonly known as the man on horseback or yellow knight, is a species of fungus of the genus ''Tricholoma'' that forms ectomycorrhiza with pine trees.
It has been treasured as an edible mus ...
'' is usually larger and fleshier, with more solid yellow gills and stipe and a less fibrillose cap.
Other similar species include ''
Tricholoma arvernense'', and
''T. viridilutescens''.
Distribution and habitat
In North America, it appears on the
Northwest
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coast and in the east.
Edibility
There is some confusion as to the certain identification of the species, so it is considered unsafe for eating.
While classified as inedible by some field guides,
it seems to have been traditionally consumed in much of world without noted ill effects. More recently, in Europe it has been identified as responsible for
poisonings.
The species is reportedly consumed in China's
Yunnan
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province, where it is generally known as 荞面菌 (
Pinyin
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: ''qiao mian jun''; lit. 'Buckwheat Noodle Mushroom') on account of this property, despite the fact that its proper name is 黄绿口蘑 (lit. 'Yellow Green Mouth Mushroom').
See also
*
List of North American ''Tricholoma''
*
List of ''Tricholoma'' species
References
sejunctum
Fungi described in 1799
Fungi of Asia
Fungi of Europe
Taxa named by James Sowerby
Fungus species
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