Tricholoma imbricatum

Tricholoma imbricatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Commonly known as the matt knight,[2] 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,[3] 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.[4][5] The spores are white.[5]

Tricholoma imbricatum
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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[1]
  • Agaricus imbricatus Fr. (1815)
  • Agaricus vaccinus subsp. imbricatus (Fr.) Pers. (1828)
  • Gyrophila imbricata (Fr.) Quél. (1886)
  • Tricholoma subimbricatum Velen. (1920)
  • Cortinellus imbricatus (Fr.) Raithelh. (1970)
Tricholoma imbricatum
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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

The species may be edible, but has an unpalatable tough texture.[3]

Similar species include Tricholoma dryophilum, T. fracticum, T. manzanitae, and T. vaccinum.[5] Others, which have viscid caps and are usually found in other environments, include T. muricatum, T. ustale, T. populinum.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Tricholoma imbricatum (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. "English Names for fungi 2013". British Mycological Society. June 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. 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.
  4. Phillip R. "Tricholoma imbricatum". Rogers Mushrooms. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  5. 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.


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