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Tricholoma portentosum (Fr.) Quél.
Also called: Sticky Gray Trich
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Tricholoma portentosum
Classification from Wikipedia: Tricholoma portentosum. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 8 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 21 |
| June | 18 |
| July | 41 |
| August | 71 |
| September | 75 |
| October | 192 |
| November | 152 |
| December | 18 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Quebec 46 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 35 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 26 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 26 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 25 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 24 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 19 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 16 records · Foraging rules
- California 14 records · Foraging rules
- New York 14 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 13 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 11 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 10 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 8 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 6 records · Foraging rules
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- Alaska4 records
- Michigan3 records
- Maine3 records
- Minnesota3 records
- North Carolina3 records
- Wyoming2 records
- New Jersey2 records
- Georgia2 records
- Pennsylvania2 records
- Texas2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Montana2 records
- Florida1 records
- Illinois1 records
- Connecticut1 records
- Idaho1 records
- Ohio1 records
- Alabama1 records
- Vermont1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | mycorrhizal |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Tricholoma portentosum, commonly known as the charbonnier, streaked tricholoma, gray-streaked trich, or sooty head, is a grey-capped mushroom of the large genus Tricholoma. It is found in woodlands in Europe and North America. It is edible but resembles some that are not.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
Recent finds
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