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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Tricholoma pessundatum. Tricholoma pessundatum

Synonyms

Agaricus pessundatus

Biostatus

Present in region - Exotic

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Article: Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005). Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. Ngā Harore o Aotearoa 4: xi + 437 p. Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press.
Description: Type: Mycorrhizal Fungi; Description: Basidiomata pileate. Pileus purplish brown, up to 150 mm in diameter, hemispherical becoming convex, dry; flesh firm. Gills crowded, cream, becoming reddish when bruised. Stipe cylindrical, tapering slightly towards the base, straight or curved, brownish, reddish when bruised, annulus absent. Basidiospores elliptical, 0-septate, 4–6 × 2–3 μm, smooth, hyaline; spore print white.
Distribution: Distribution: Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Nelson, Buller, North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Otago Lakes, Dunedin, Southland.; 1st Record: Chu-Chou (1979: as Lyophyllum sp.).