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Tricholoma subresplendens

A species of Tricholoma

Tricholoma subresplendens is easily recognizable by the blue stains found throughout the white cap and light-colored stem. It produces a slightly grainy or mealy smell when fresh or dried. Tricholoma subresplendens can be found growing in mixed hardwood forests singly or in small groups.

Cap Diameter:

3 - 10 cm

Odor:

Mildly mealy or flour-like smell.

General Info About Tricholoma subresplendens

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Attributes of Tricholoma subresplendens

Cap Diameter

3 - 10 cm

Height

4 - 12 cm

Cap

Cap 3 - 10 cm across; broadly conical-convex; white, tan to dull orangish brown; with minute, appressed fibers; margin incurved; bruising or discoloring bluish to greenish

Cap Shape

Convex, Flat, Central Bump

Cap Surfaces

Smooth, Fibrillose-scaly, Slimy or slightly sticky

Gills

Attached; close, nearly crowded; white

Gill Attachment

Notched

Stem

Stem 3 - 10 cm long, 1 - 2.5 cm thick; white; with silky appressed fibers; bruising or discoloring bluish

Stem Shapes

Cylindrical

Stem Surfaces

Smooth to slightly fibrous

Flesh

White; not changing when sliced

Ring

Ringless

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mealy or flour-like smell.

Body Color

Brown

White

Orange

Growth Form

Scattered, Gregarious

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Tricholoma subresplendens by these plants:

Oaks, Pines

Occurence Habitats

Deciduous Woodland, Mixed Woodland

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Habitat of Tricholoma subresplendens

Hardwoods in oak-hickory and beech-maple forests, mixed woods with oaks present

Scientific Classification of Tricholoma subresplendens

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Pale-spore mushrooms

Genus

Tricholoma

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What are the Ideal Soil Conditions for Tricholoma subresplendens

Favors well-drained, moist soils rich in organic matter.

What are Some Tips for Finding Tricholoma subresplendens

Search around hardwoods, particularly oak, hickory, beech, maple, and birch trees, as tricholoma subresplendens commonly resides in these areas.
Look for tricholoma subresplendens in areas where the ground is moist and rich with decaying organic material, as they thrive in such soils.
Inspect the forest floor carefully in mixed woods. Tricholoma subresplendens tends to grow scattered or in small groups rather than in large clusters.
Focus on undisturbed sites within forests, as tricholoma subresplendens favors natural settings over areas impacted by human activity.
Be persistent and revisit the same habitats, as tricholoma subresplendens can be elusive and sporadic in their appearance.

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