Tricholoma sejunctum
Species of fungus
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Tricholoma sejunctum (colloquially yellow blusher in the eastern regions of North America)[3] is a mushroom that appears across much of the Northern Hemisphere and is associated with pine forests.
| Tricholoma sejunctum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholoma |
| Species: | T. sejunctum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholoma sejunctum | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Tricholoma sejunctum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnexed | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Description
The cap is 3–8 centimetres (1+1⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide, greenish-brownish yellow, and slightly moist; it has dark fibrils near the center. The gills and stipe are whitish-yellow, the latter growing up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long.[4][5] The odor is mild to mealy and the taste mild to unpleasant.[5]
Similar species
Tricholoma flavovirens is usually larger and fleshier, with more solid yellow gills and stipe and a less fibrillose cap.[5] Other similar species include Tricholoma arvernense, and T. viridilutescens.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Edibility
There is some confusion as to the certain identification of the species, so it is considered unsafe for eating.[5] While classified as inedible by some field guides,[6] it seems to have been traditionally consumed in much of world without noted ill effects.[citation needed] More recently, in Europe it has been identified as responsible for poisonings.[citation needed]
The species is reportedly consumed in China's Yunnan province, where it is generally known as 荞面菌 (Pinyin: qiao mian jun; lit. 'Buckwheat Noodle Mushroom') on account of this property, despite the fact that its proper name is 黄绿口蘑 (lit. 'Yellow Green Mouth Mushroom').[citation needed]