Tricholomopsis decora

Tricholomopsis decora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Phyllotopsidaceae
Genus: Tricholomopsis
Species:
T. decora
Binomial name
Tricholomopsis decora
(Fr.) Singer 1939
Synonyms
  • Agaricus decorus Fr.1821
  • Clitocybe decora (Fr.) Gillet, 1874
  • Cortinellus decorus (Fr.) P. Karst., 1879
  • Tricholoma decorum (Fr.) Quél., 1883
  • Gyrophila decora (Fr.) Quél., 1886
  • Pleurotus decorus (Fr.) Sacc., 1887
  • Dendrosarcus decorus (Fr.) Kuntze, 1898
  • Tricholoma rutilans var. decorum (Fr.) Maire, 1916
Tricholomopsis decora
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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]

References

  1. ^ Phillips R (2013). Mushrooms. Macmillan. ASIN B00F0KT89O.
  2. ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Tricholomopsis decora in Mycobank".


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