Tricholoma argyraceum

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iTricholoma argyraceum
Tricholoma argyraceumin a park near Paris, France.
Tricholoma argyraceum
in a park near Paris, France.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species: T. argyraceum
Binomial name
Tricholoma argyraceum
Fr.
Tricholoma argyraceum
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 
 

cap is convex or flat

 

hymenium is adnexed

 

stipe is bare

 
 

spore print is white or cream

 

ecology is mycorrhizal

 

edibility: edible


Tricholoma argyraceum, also known as T. scalpturatum, is a grey-capped edible mushroom of the large genus Tricholoma. It is found in Europe and has also been encountered under introduced trees in Australia.

The cap is covered with greyish scales and the gills are white. The whitish stipe has no ring.