Tricholoma fracticum is a sturdy mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma with a red-brown cap and a harshly bitter taste. It is mycorrhizal with conifers, primarily of the genus Pinus, and can be found in California.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tricholoma fracticum 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 batschii
- Tricholoma albobrunneum
- Tricholoma pessundatum — considered toxic
- Tricholoma populinum
- Tricholoma dryophilum
- Tricholoma imbricatoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Tricholomataceae
- Genus
- Tricholoma
- Species
- Tricholoma fracticum
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