''Tricholomopsis'' is a

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in the family

Phyllotopsidaceae The Phyllotopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Basidiocarps are either clavarioid ('' Macrotyphula''), agaricoid ('' Tricholomopsis''), or cyphelloid. Marcel Locquin originally established the family on the basis of share ...

. Its best known member and

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Tricholomopsis rutilans ''Tricholomopsis rutilans'', commonly known as plums and custard, or red-haired agaric, is a species of gilled mushroom found across Europe and North America. Description The common name stems from the plum-red scaled cap and custard-yellow gi ...

''. The name means ''appearing like Tricholoma''. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 30 species. ''Tricholomopsis'' was described in 1939 by German mycologist

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German mycologist and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist of gilled mushrooms (agarics). He wrote the book "The Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomy". He fled to various countries d ...

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Tricholomopsis decora ''Tricholomopsis decora'', commonly known as prunes and custard, is a species of gilled mushroom in the genus ''Tricholomopsis''. It occurs in North America and Britain. Description The cap is wide. The Lamella (mycology), gills are mostly adn ...

'' (Europe, North America) *'' Tricholomopsis bambusina'' (Japan) *'' Tricholomopsis flammula'' *'' Tricholomopsis flavissima'' (North America) *'' Tricholomopsis formosa'' (North America) *'' Tricholomopsis humboltii'' (Costa Rica, Colombia) *'' Tricholomopsis ornata'' *'' Tricholomopsis ornaticeps'' (New Zealand) *'' Tricholomopsis osiliensis'' (Estonia) *''

'' - Plums and Custard (Europe, North America, Australia) *'' Tricholomopsis scabra'' (New Zealand) *'' Tricholomopsis sulfureoides'' (North America) *'' Tricholomopsis totilivida'' (North America, Costa Rica)

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Tricholomataceae Agaricales genera Taxa named by Rolf Singer {{Tricholomataceae-stub

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