Tricholoma populinum, commonly known as the poplar tricholoma, sandy, or cottonwood mushroom, is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma.
Taxonomy It was formally described by Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange in 1933.
Description The tannish cap is up to wide. It can have radial streaks and a lighter margin. The stem is up to long.
Similar species The species can resemble the poisonous T. pessundatum, but can be distinguished by it association with cottonwood.
Distribution and habitat It is common in western North America, growing with cottonwood and poplars near rivers and in sandy soil.
Uses It is edible and traditionally eaten by the Salish peoples in British Columbia.
See also List of North American Tricholoma List of Tricholoma species
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