Tricholoma sulphureum | |
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Tricholoma sulphureum in woodland, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Tricholomataceae |
Genus: | Tricholoma |
Species: | T. sulphureum
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Binomial name | |
Tricholoma sulphureum |
Tricholoma sulphureum | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is poisonous |
Tricholoma sulphureum, also known as the stinker,[1] sulphur knight or gas agaric, is an inedible or mildly poisonous mushroom found in woodlands in Europe. It has a distinctive bright yellow colour and an unusual smell likened to coal gas. It occurs in deciduous woodlands in Europe from spring to autumn.