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Tricholoma

Tricholoma is a genus of fungus that contains a large number of 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 species of coniferous or broad-leaved trees. The generic name derives from the Greek trichos (τριχος) meaning hair and loma (λωμα) meaning fringe or border, although only a few species (such as T. vaccinum) have shaggy caps which fit this description.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tricholoma

subgenusTricholoma

Terrea

subgenusTerrea

Sericeicutis

subgenusSericeicutis

Pardinicutis

subgenusPardinicutis

Tricholoma subresplendens

speciesTricholoma subresplendens

Tricholoma vernaticum

speciesTricholoma vernaticum

Tricholoma arvernense

speciesTricholoma arvernense

Tricholoma apium

speciesTricholoma apium

Tricholoma fumosoluteum

speciesTricholoma fumosoluteum

Tricholoma atroviolaceum

speciesTricholoma atroviolaceum

Tricholoma robustipes

speciesTricholoma robustipes

Tricholoma brunneoluteum

speciesTricholoma brunneoluteum

Tricholoma austrocolossus

speciesTricholoma austrocolossus

Tricholoma nigrum

speciesTricholoma nigrum

Tricholoma grave

speciesTricholoma grave

Tricholoma luridum

speciesTricholoma luridum

Tricholoma floridanum

speciesTricholoma floridanum

Tricholoma subaureum

speciesTricholoma subaureum

Tricholoma borgsjoeense

speciesTricholoma borgsjoeense

Tricholoma niveipes

speciesTricholoma niveipes

Tricholoma viridifucatum

speciesTricholoma viridifucatum

Tricholoma pseudoterreum

speciesTricholoma pseudoterreum

Tricholoma sp. 'saponaceum-PNW20'

speciesTricholoma sp. 'saponaceum-PNW20'

Tricholoma kakishimejioides

speciesTricholoma kakishimejioides

Tricholoma fusipes

speciesTricholoma fusipes

Tricholoma acris

speciesTricholoma acris

Tricholoma cortinatellum

speciesTricholoma cortinatellum

Tricholoma insigne

speciesTricholoma insigne

Tricholoma costaricense

speciesTricholoma costaricense

Tricholoma subumbrinum

speciesTricholoma subumbrinum

Tricholoma huronense

speciesTricholoma huronense

Tricholoma sp. 'AZ04'

speciesTricholoma sp. 'AZ04'

Tricholoma radicans

speciesTricholoma radicans

Tricholoma persicinum

speciesTricholoma persicinum

Tricholoma hordum

speciesTricholoma hordum

Tricholoma fagnani

speciesTricholoma fagnani

Tricholoma sp. 'IN18'

speciesTricholoma sp. 'IN18'

Tricholomataceae sp. 'PR02'

speciesTricholomataceae sp. 'PR02'

Tricholoma alpinum

speciesTricholoma alpinum

Tricholoma testaceum

speciesTricholoma testaceum

Tricholoma megalophaeum

speciesTricholoma megalophaeum

Tricholoma cortinatum

speciesTricholoma cortinatum

Tricholoma sp. 'FL03'

speciesTricholoma sp. 'FL03'

Tricholoma tumidum

speciesTricholoma tumidum

Tricholoma sp. 'IN13'

speciesTricholoma sp. 'IN13'

Tricholoma albidulum

speciesTricholoma albidulum

Tricholoma jalapense

speciesTricholoma jalapense

Tricholoma farinaceum

speciesTricholoma farinaceum

Tricholoma sienna

speciesTricholoma sienna

Tricholoma ustaliforme

speciesTricholoma ustaliforme

Tricholoma grande

speciesTricholoma grande

Tricholoma zangii

speciesTricholoma zangii

Tricholoma meridianum

speciesTricholoma meridianum

Tricholoma fractipes

speciesTricholoma fractipes

Tricholoma farinolens

speciesTricholoma farinolens

Tricholoma olivaceobrunneum

speciesTricholoma olivaceobrunneum

Tricholoma cartilagineum

speciesTricholoma cartilagineum

Tricholoma crenulatum

speciesTricholoma crenulatum

Tricholoma militare

speciesTricholoma militare

Tricholoma aurantiophyllum

speciesTricholoma aurantiophyllum

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