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Tricholoma virgatum

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Tricholoma virgatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species:
T. virgatum
Binomial name
Tricholoma virgatum
(Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus virgatus Fr. (1818)
  • Agaricus fumosus subsp. virgatus (Fr.) Pers. (1828)
  • Gyrophila virgata (Fr.) Quél. (1886)

Tricholoma virgatum, commonly known as the ashen knight,[2] is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma. It was first described scientifically as Agaricus virgatus by Elias Fries in 1818,[3] and later transferred to the genus Tricholoma by Paul Kummer in 1871.[4] It is found in the deciduous and coniferous forests of Europe, North America, and China. The mushroom is inedible, speculated to be poisonous,[5] and has a bitter and peppery taste and musty odor.[2]

The cap is silvery and conical, with streaks of fibres. A similar species is Tricholoma sciodes.[6]

Recent studies done on this mushroom have shown that its extract, after being submerged in methanol, can be effective in the prevention of diseases. This is due to the extract being antibacterial.[7]

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Tricholoma virgatum
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is inedible or poisonous
  1. ^ "Tricholoma virgatum (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  2. ^ a b Phillips R. "Tricholoma virgatum". Rogers Plants. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  3. ^ Fries EM. (1818). Observationes Mycologicae (in Latin). Vol. 1. p. 113.
  4. ^ Kummer P. (1871). "Der Führer in die Pilzkunde" (in German) (1 ed.): 134. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  6. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  7. ^ "Antioxidant, antimicrobial and DNA protection activities of phenolic content of Tricholoma virgatum (Fr.) P.Kumm". Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 10 (3): 5500–5506. 2020-03-14. doi:10.33263/briac103.500506. ISSN 2069-5837.