Decorated Mop (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2009).
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Joanne Solem
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Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Decorated Mop (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2009).
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Robert Solem
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Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores of Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Decorated Mop specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2009). Ellipsoid, smooth; measured 6.3-7.0 X 4.8-5.2 microns.
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Robert Solem
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19 Records
Status
Found solitary or in small groups on debarked conifers.
Description
Cap: Yellowish base color with blackish pointed fibrous scales; convex to nearly flat, sometimes with a central depression; margin irregular/wavy; flesh yellow, jelly-like. Gills: yellow, crowded. Stalk: Yellow; tiny blackish scales; hollow; flesh yellowish (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Decorated Mop (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2009).
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Joanne Solem.
Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Anne Looker.
Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Anne Looker.
Decorated Mop (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2009).
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Robert Solem.
Decorated Mop in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Anne Looker.
Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores of Decorated Mop in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores collected from a Decorated Mop specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2009). Ellipsoid, smooth; measured 6.3-7.0 X 4.8-5.2 microns.
Media by
Robert Solem.
Source: Wikipedia
| Tricholomopsis decora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phyllotopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Tricholomopsis |
| Species: | T. decora
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| Binomial name | |
| Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Singer 1939
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| Synonyms | |
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| Tricholomopsis decora | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Tricholomopsis decora, commonly known as prunes and custard,[1] is a species of gilled mushroom in the genus Tricholomopsis. It occurs in North America and Britain.
Description
[edit]The cap is 2–5.5 centimetres (3⁄4–2+1⁄4 in) wide. The gills are mostly adnate. The stem is up to 5.5 cm long and 9 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick.[2] The flesh is yellow and the spore print is white.[2] It is regarded as nonpoisonous.[3]
Similar species
[edit]It resembles T. sulfureoides (and others within its genus), Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum, and Chysomphalina chrysophylla.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It occurs in North America (until October)[2] and in Britain, growing in conifer forests.[4]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ Phillips R (2013). Mushrooms. Macmillan. ASIN B00F0KT89O.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ "Tricholomopsis decora in Mycobank".
External links
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Media related to Tricholomopsis decora at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tricholomopsis decora at Wikispecies
