Tricholoma aurantium

Golden Orange Tricholoma

A medium-sized orange Tricholoma with a slimy cap and a stem banded with orange-brown scales that stop below a pale zone at the top. It is ectomycorrhizal, mainly with conifers. The bitter, mealy flesh makes it of no culinary interest.

Species profile

Edibility

Not edible

Inedible because of its bitter taste. Not a food species.

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Habitat

On the ground with conifers (pine, spruce, fir) and in mixed woods; alone, scattered or in groups in late summer and fall.

Distribution

Europe, North America (where it is widely distributed) and Asia, including India and Pakistan.

Characteristics

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Cap: convex to flat, slimy when fresh, bright orange to orange-brown, often darker at the centre. Gills: notched, close, whitish, developing rusty-brown spots with age. Stem: whitish at the apex, then covered with orange-brown scaly patches or bands below; no true ring. Flesh: whitish; odour mealy; taste bitter. Spore print: white.