| Tricholomopsis decora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phyllotopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Tricholomopsis |
| Species: | T. decora |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Singer 1939 | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Tricholomopsis decora | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| 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.
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]
It resembles T. sulfureoides (and others within its genus), Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum , and Chysomphalina chrysophylla . [2]
It occurs in North America (until October) [2] and in Britain, growing in conifer forests. [4]