Tricholoma saponaceum

Tricholoma saponaceum

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species:
T. saponaceum
Binomial name
Tricholoma saponaceum
(Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus saponaceus Fr. (1818)
  • Tricholoma atrovirens (Pers.) Sacc. (1887)
Tricholoma saponaceum
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is poisonous

Tricholoma saponaceum, also known as the soap-scented toadstool, soapy tricholoma, soapy knight or soap tricholoma is an inedible mushroom found in woodlands in Europe and North America.