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Tricholoma atroviolaceum

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Tricholoma atroviolaceum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species:
T. atroviolaceum
Binomial name
Tricholoma atroviolaceum
A.H.Sm. (1944)

Tricholoma atroviolaceum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma. It is from the fungi kingdom. It was described as new to science by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith in 1944.[1] The mushroom seems to be exclusive to the Pacific coast of North America; it can be found in the Pacific Northwest under conifers, usually in sparse quantities.[2]

The cap is broadly convex to flat with a hard texture, covered with purplish gray-brown fibrous scales. The flesh tends to stain red-gray. The gills are pinkish-gray. The stipe is thick, sometimes larger at the base, and browns with age. The flesh has a starchy odor and slightly bitter taste.[2]

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  1. ^ Smith AH. (1944). "New North American Agarics". Mycologia. 36 (3): 242–62. doi:10.2307/3754821. JSTOR 3754821.
  2. ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.