''Tricholoma griseoviolaceum'' is a
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...
of the
agaric genus ''
Tricholoma
''Tricholoma'' is a genus of fungus that contains many fairly fleshy white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide generally growing in woodlands. These are ectomycorrhizal fungi, existing in a symbiotic relationship with various spec ...
''. It was described as new to science in 1996.
The cap ranges from in diameter; it is purplish gray with a dark center, and brownish gray in age. The stalk is 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
*
List of North American ''Tricholoma''
*
List of ''Tricholoma'' species
References
griseoviolaceum
Fungi described in 1996
Fungi of North America
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