Tricholoma atroviolaceum

Tricholoma atroviolaceum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Tricholomataceae
Genus:	Tricholoma
Species:	T. atroviolaceum
Binomial name
Tricholoma atroviolaceum A.H.Sm. (1944)

Tricholoma atroviolaceum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma . It is from the fungi kingdom. It was described as new to science by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith in 1944. ^[1] The mushroom seems to be exclusive to the Pacific coast of North America; it can be found in the Pacific Northwest under conifers, usually in sparse quantities. ^[2]

The cap is broadly convex to flat with a hard texture, covered with purplish gray-brown fibrous scales. The flesh tends to stain red-gray. The gills are pinkish-gray. The stipe is thick, sometimes larger at the base, and browns with age. The flesh has a starchy odor and slightly bitter taste. ^[2]

See also

• List of North American Tricholoma
• List of Tricholoma species

References

1. Smith AH. (1944). "New North American Agarics" . Mycologia. 36 (3): 242–62. doi:10.2307/3754821. JSTOR   3754821.
2. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.