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 Tricholoma carneum
SynonymsAgaricus carneus
BiostatusPresent in region - Origin uncertain
Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:.
Description: Pileus hemispherical, then convex, regular, obtuse, at length expanded and upturned, often
umbonate, usually wavy, and sometimes excentric, even, glabrous, dry, not at all
hygrophanous, reddish flesh-colour, at length whitish, about 2.5 cm. across; flesh thin, tough,
snow-white; gills rounded behind and almost free, horizontal, closely crowded, broadest
behind, 2-3 mm. broad, pure white; stem up to 2.5 cm. long, sometimes very short, 2-4 mm.
thick, apex thickest, and narrowing gradually towards the base, pale reddish-pink, becoming
almost white, apex somewhat pruinose, tough and fibrous, almost cartilaginous, rigid, stuffed,
then hollow.
Habitat: Among grass, in woods, &c.
Distribution: Middle Island, New Zealand. Europe.
Notes: Agreeing with the genus Collybia in general habit and structure of the stem, but retained in
Tricholoma on account,, of its evident affinity with such species as Tricholoma paenium and
T. ionides.
Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Notes: The material (Sinclair and Haast 1860-61) is too fragmentary for a sound
taxonomic study.
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