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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tricholoma muricatum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma. It was described as new to science in 1996.[1] It tends to grow near pines.[2]
| Tricholoma muricatum | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholoma |
| Species: | T. muricatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholoma muricatum Shanks (1996) | |
The cap has a radial arrangement of fibres and is grooved near the edge. The gills are orange-white. The stipe is brown-orange.[2]
A very similar species is the European Tricholoma pessundatum, which differs only in microscopic details.[2] Other similar species include T. aurantium, T. fracticum, T. fulvum, T. manzanitae, T. nictitans, T. populinum, T. stans, and T. ustale.[2] All of these species, including T. muricatum, are inedible.[2]
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