Tricholoma inamoenum explained

Tricholoma inamoenum is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma found through the Northern Hemisphere, particularly under conifers.^[1] It is poisonous, and is characterized by an unpleasant odor resembling coal gas or tar.^[2] • Analysis of the volatile compounds emanating from fresh sporocarps using solid phase microextraction (SPME) showed the odor compounds responsible for the coal tar odor of this mushroom are 1-octen-3-ol and indole. ^[3]

Seattle's Tricholoma platyphyllum may be the same species. A similar species is Tricholoma sulphureum, which is found under both conifers and hardwoods.

See also

• List of North American Tricholoma
• List of Tricholoma species

Notes and References

1. Book: Trudell. Steve. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Ammirati. Joe. Timber Press. 2009. 978-0-88192-935-5. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR. 103-104.
2. Book: Miller Jr., Orson K.. North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Miller. Hope H.. FalconGuide. 2006. 978-0-7627-3109-1. Guilford, CN. 124.
3. Mycological Progress . 3 . 4 . 2004 . Headspace analysis identifies indole and 1-octen-3-ol as the "coal tar" odor of ‘’Tricholoma inamoenum’’ . Wood W. F. . Largent D. L. . Henkel T. W. . 10.1007/s11557-006-0102-z . 325-328.