Tricholoma vernaticum

Tricholoma vernaticum Shanks

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Alan Rockefeller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alan Rockefeller. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Mandy Hackney. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

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.

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Recorded observations of Tricholoma vernaticum by month
Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	0
April	5
May	25
June	10
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	0
December	1

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 22 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 6 records · Foraging rules
Washington 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	ring
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Tricholoma vernaticum, commonly known as the cucumber trich, is an agaric fungus of the genus Tricholoma. It was originally described in 1976 as a species of Armillaria when that genus was more inclusive; it received its current name twenty years later. The stout fruit bodies (mushrooms) have moist white to grayish caps (later becoming grayish-brown with age), a membranous ring on the stipe, and an odor resembling cucumbers. The species is native to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Mycorrhizal with conifers, it fruits in the spring or early summer, appearing on the ground singly or in groups at high elevations, often at the edge of melting snowbanks. The edibility of the mushroom is unknown, but it has an unpleasant odor and a mealy taste.

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