Fungi with Gills 



GENUS TRICHOLOMA 



The members of genus Tricholoma have white spores, and 

 no collar on the stem. The gills are attached to the stem, and 

 are notched on the edge at or near the stem. 



Masked Tricholoma (Edible) 



Tricholoma personatiim {var. bulbosiim) 



Cap or Pileus — Variable in colour; pale lilac, with yellowish tint; 

 brighter in young specimens ; sometimes whitish or pale 

 greyish. Thick, fleshy, convex when young, with margin 



rolled in, and 

 slight bloom or 

 mealiness on 

 the surface. 

 When mature, 

 smooth ; mar- 

 gin wavy or 

 turned upward. 



Gills or Lamellce — 

 Faint lilac col- 

 our, with tint 

 of violet. Nar- 

 row, unequal, 

 free, close, and 

 rounded at the 

 stem end. 



Stem — Faint lilac 

 tint. Surface 

 rather fibrous ; 

 short, stout, 

 solid, bulbous. 



Spores — S r d i d 

 Section of T. personatum (var. bulbosuvi) \vhite ellinti.i 



cal. 



Flesh — Firm. 



Habitat — Thin woods, open grassy places. 



Time — September to freezing weather. 



Tri-ch6-I5'-ma 



PSr-s6n-a'-tura 



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