| Tricholoma griseoviolaceum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
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. The flesh is whitish gray. The spores are white. The odor and taste resemble cucumbers. Its edibility is unknown.
Similar species include Tricholoma atroviolaceum, T. portentosum, and T. virgatum.
See also
References
- Shanks KM. (1996). "New species of Tricholoma from California and Oregon". Mycologia. 88 (3): 497–508. doi:10.2307/3760890. JSTOR 3760890.
- ^ Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Tricholoma griseoviolaceum | |
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