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| synonyms: Párducpereszke, Tigerritterling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Distinctly scaly |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Tricholoma pardinum Qu¨¦l. Párducpereszke (pereszke). Cap 5-15cm across, convex becoming flatter; whitish with pale-gray to dark-gray scales; dry with hairy scales. Gills notched or adnexed, close, moderately broad; whitish very occasionally flushed pinkish. Stem 50-150 x 10-20mm, firm, solid, sometimes enlarged at the base; white, sometimes tinged gray; dry, smooth. Flesh thick, firm; white. Odor mealy. Taste mealy. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 8-10 x 5.5-6.5¦Ě. Deposit white. Habitat singly, scattered, or in groups on the ground in mixed and deciduous woods, especially under fir. Sporadically common and abundant, otherwise infrequent. Found in Europe and widely distributed in northern North America. Season August-October. Poisonous. |
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Wendy Gingell (United States) - 07 October 2015
Is this indeed Tricholoma pardinum? Thank you.
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 06 March 2013
This is my first find and photo of this very danger fungus.
Micological Society of Nis,Serbia
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