Tricholoma griseoviolaceum
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| Tricholoma griseoviolaceum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholoma |
| Species: | T. griseoviolaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholoma griseoviolaceum Shanks (1996) | |
Tricholoma griseoviolaceum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma. It was described as new to science in 1996.[1]
The cap ranges from 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) in diameter; it is purplish gray with a dark center, and brownish gray in age. The stalk is 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 1–2 cm wide.[2] The flesh is whitish gray. The spores are white. The odor and taste resemble cucumbers.[2] Its edibility is unknown.[2]
Similar species include Tricholoma atroviolaceum, T. portentosum, and T. virgatum.[2]