Tricholoma resplendens
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Tricholoma resplendens is a fungus of the genus Tricholoma native to Europe and North America. It was originally described as Agaricus resplendens by Elias Magnus Fries in 1857 and was given its current name by Petter Adolf Karsten in 1876.
The white cap is up to 10 centimetres (4 in) wide, sometimes with a yellowish center. The stalk is up to 8 cm long and 2.5 cm thick.[1]
The species has no odor and is part of a group of Tricholoma species containing toxins which can cause severe gastrointestinal upset.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.