''Tricholoma pessundatum'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus '' Tricholoma''. First described as ''Agaricus pessundatus'' by

Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired ...

in 1821, it was transferred to the genus '' Tricholoma'' by Lucien Quélet in 1872. The species has as sour meal odor, and contains toxins which can cause severe gastrointestinal upset. A very similar species to the European mushroom is ''

Tricholoma muricatum ''Tricholoma muricatum'' is a mushroom of the agaric genus '' Tricholoma''. It was described as new to science in 1996. It tends to grow near pines. The cap has a radial arrangement of fibres and is grooved near the edge. The gills are orange- ...

'', which differs only in microscopic details.

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pessundatum Fungi described in 1821 Fungi of North America Poisonous fungi Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries {{Tricholomataceae-stub

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