Tricholoma imbricatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Tricholomataceae |
Genus: | Tricholoma |
Species: | T. imbricatum |
Binomial name | |
Tricholoma imbricatum (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871) | |
Synonyms | |
Tricholoma imbricatumMycological characteristics | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is flat | |
Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Edibility is not recommended |
Tricholoma imbricatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Commonly known as the matt knight, it is found in Europe and North America, where it grows on the ground in coniferous forests. Fruit bodies have a brown to reddish-brown cap, which is often scaly, and ranges from 6–18 cm (2+3⁄8–7+1⁄8 in) in diameter, and a stipe that is 3.5–12 cm (1+3⁄8–4+3⁄4 in) long by 1–3 cm (3⁄8–1+1⁄8 in) thick. The gills are initially whitish in color before developing reddish-brown spots. The spores are white.
The species may be edible, but has an unpalatable tough texture.
Similar species include Tricholoma dryophilum, T. fracticum, T. manzanitae, and T. vaccinum. Others, which have viscid caps and are usually found in other environments, include T. muricatum, T. ustale, T. populinum.
See also
References
- "Tricholoma imbricatum (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- "English Names for fungi 2013". British Mycological Society. June 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- Phillip R. "Tricholoma imbricatum". Rogers Mushrooms. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Tricholoma imbricatum |
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