Tricholoma

The genus Tricholoma contains a large number of fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodland. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various species of coniferous or broad-leaved trees. The generic name derives from the Greek τριχος "hair" and λομα "fringe", although only a few species (such as T. vaccinum) have shaggy caps which fit this description.

Some well-known species are the East Asian Tricholoma matsutake, also known as "matsutake" or songi, and the North American species Tricholoma magnivelare, also known as "ponderosa mushroom", "American matsutake", or "Pine mushroom". Some are good to eat, yet there are a few poisonous members, such as T. pardinum, T. tigrinum and T. equestre.

Many species originally described within Tricholoma have since been moved to other genera. These include the Wood blewit (Lepista nuda), previously Tricholoma nudum, blewit (Lepista saeva), previously Tricholoma personatum, and St George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) previously Tricholoma gambosum.

Species list



 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma albobrunneum
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma argyraceum (aka T. sculpturatum)
 * [[Image:Poisonous toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma auratum - golden Tricholoma
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma columbetta - dove-coloured Tricholoma 
 * [[Image:Poisonous toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma equestre (previously T. flavovirens) - Man-on-Horseback
 * [[Image:Unknown toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma eucalypticum
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma fulvum
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma imbricatum - matt knight-cap
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma magnivelare - pine mushroom, American matsutake
 * [[Image:Choice toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma matsutake - matsutake
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma orirubens
 * [[Image:Poisonous toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma pardinum
 * [[Image:Unknown toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma pessundatum
 * [[Image:Unknown toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma populinum
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma portentosum
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma saponaceum - soap-scented toadstool
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma sejunctum
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma squarrulosum
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma sulphureum - sulphur Tricholoma
 * [[Image:Edible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma terreum (= T. myomyces) - grey knight-cap
 * [[Image:Poisonous toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma tigrinum
 * [[Image:Poisonous toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma ustale
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma vaccinum - scaly Tricholoma, scaly agaric
 * [[Image:Inedible toxicity icon.png|20px]]Tricholoma virgatum - streaked Tricholoma