Tricholoma columbetta

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Tricholoma columbetta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species:
T. columbetta
Binomial name
Tricholoma columbetta
(Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms

Agaricus columbetta Fr., 1821
Agaricus impolitus Lasch
Tricholoma impolitum (Lasch) P. Kumm.
Gyrophila columbetta (Fr.) Quél
Gyrophila impolita (Lasch) Quél

Tricholoma columbetta
mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

Tricholoma columbetta, commonly known as dove-coloured tricholoma, is an edible mushroom[1] of the large genus Tricholoma. It is found in Europe, where it is eaten in France.

Genus

Elias Magnus Fries described the species in 1821 as Agaricus columbetta.[2] Paul Kummer placed it in the genus Tricholoma in 1871, within which it is classified in the Section Albata.[3]

Description

The fruit body (mushroom) is white or ivory-coloured, sometimes with a pale ochre tinge in the centre of the cap or pinkish,[4] violet-blue or greenish spots.[5] The cap is conical in young specimens, expanding to convex or flattish with a wavy margin, and is 4–10 cm in diameter. It can be a little sticky when wet. The centre of the cap may have a small boss or be depressed. The gills are adnate and widely spaced. The cylindrical stalk is 6–14 cm tall and 0,8–2 cm thick, and has no ring. The mushroom has a mealy smell, which is stronger when it is cut. The spore print is white. The spores are 5–7.5 x 3.5–5.5 μm.[4] Tricholoma columbetta is edible, with a pleasant taste.[6]

Entoloma lividum, though the latter has a more grey-white cap, yellow or pink gills.[6]

Distribution

Widespread across Europe, Tricholoma columbetta forms mycorrhizal relationships with oak (

Quercus) and is found in woodlands, parks, and rarely sand dunes on sandy mildly acidic soils. Mushrooms appear from August to November.[4] In southern Finland, mushrooms appear in August and September.[7]

In 2010, Roger Phillips reported what "seems to be a first record of this species in North America."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ Fries EM (1821). Systema Mycologicum. Vol. 1. Lundae: Ex Officina Berlingiana. p. 44.
  3. ^ Kummer, Paul (1871). Der Führer in die Pilzkunde (in German) (1 ed.). Zerbst, Germany: Luppe. p. 131.
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  5. ISBN 978-0-330-44237-4
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  6. ^
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  7. ISBN 951-0-17255-3
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