Tricholoma sulphureum

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iTricholoma sulphureum
Tricholoma sulphureumin woodland, France.
Tricholoma sulphureum
in woodland, France.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species: T. sulphureum
Binomial name
Tricholoma sulphureum
(Bull. ex Fr.) Kummer
Tricholoma sulphureum
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is convex

 

hymenium is adnexed

 

stipe is bare

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is mycorrhizal

 

edibility: inedible


Tricholoma sulphureum is an inedible mushroom found in woodlands in Europe. It has a distinctive bright yellow colour and an unusual smell.

[edit] Description

It has a convex cap with a vague umbo up to 8 cm across, sulphur yellow in colour. The gills, stipe and flesh are similarly bright yellow. the smell is enough to distinguish it from other yellow fungi. John Ramsbottom reports that it has a complex smell that has been likened variously to Jasmine, Narcissus, Hyacinth, Hemerocallis flava, Lilac, Tagetes, decayed hemp or coal gas, as well as described as nauseating or foetid.[1]

[edit] Distribution and habitat

Tricholoma sulphureum is found in deciduous woods in autumn.

[edit] References

  1. ^ *Ramsbottom J (1953). Mushrooms & Toadstools. Collins. ISBN.