Tricholoma portentosum, commonly known as the charbonnier, streaked tricholoma, 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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sticky Gray Trich being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tricholoma virgatum
- Tricholoma subacutum
- Tricholoma orirubens
- Tricholoma sciodes
- Tricholoma griseoviolaceum
- Tricholoma saponaceum — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Tricholomataceae
- Genus
- Tricholoma
- Species
- Tricholoma portentosum
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