Tricholoma imbricatum

Tricholoma imbricatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Commonly known as the matt knight,[2] it is found in Europe and North America, where it grows on the ground in coniferous forests. Fruit bodies have a brown to reddish-brown cap up to 9 cm (3.5 in) in diameter, and a stipe that is 3.5 to 4.5 cm (1.4 to 1.8 in) long by 1.0 to 1.2 cm (0.39 to 0.47 in) thick. The gills are initially whitish in color before developing reddish-brown spots.[3]

Tricholoma imbricatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Tricholomataceae
Genus:
Tricholoma
Species:
T. imbricatum
Binomial name
Tricholoma imbricatum
(Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus imbricatus Fr. (1815)
  • Agaricus vaccinus subsp. imbricatus (Fr.) Pers. (1828)
  • Gyrophila imbricata (Fr.) Quél. (1886)
  • Tricholoma subimbricatum Velen. (1920)
  • Cortinellus imbricatus (Fr.) Raithelh. (1970)

See also

References
  1. "Tricholoma imbricatum (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. "English Names for fungi 2013". British Mycological Society. June 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. Phillip R. "Tricholoma imbricatum". Rogers Mushrooms. Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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