- Cap bell-shaped when young, later expanded with a low umbo, sticky in wet weather.
- Cap surface grey, almost black in the centre, with black pencil-like streaks towards the margin.
- Gills adnexed, white, becoming patchily yellowish with age.
- Stem white, becoming patchily yellowish with age.
- Flesh white, with farinaceous smell and taste.
Tricholomatoid agarics
Coalman
Tricholoma portentosum
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows mainly in coniferous forest but has also been found in deciduous woodland.
Notes
A good edible mushroom, but beginners should be aware that there are several similar grey Tricholoma species, some of which can cause discomfort and temporary nausea.
Similar species
Tricholoma guldeniae has a drier and more fibrillose cap surface, inedible.
Tricholoma arvernense lacks pencil-like streaks on the cap, inedible.
Tricholoma virgatum has a pointed cap and burning taste, poisonous.
Tricholoma saponaceum becomes red-spotted with age, poisonous.
Tricholoma arvernense lacks pencil-like streaks on the cap, inedible.
Tricholoma virgatum has a pointed cap and burning taste, poisonous.
Tricholoma saponaceum becomes red-spotted with age, poisonous.
