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Tricholoma sejunctum

(Sowerby) Quél.

Deceiving Knight

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062877
Element CodeNFAGA250J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusTricholoma
Synonyms
Agaricus sejunctusSowerbyGyrophila sejuncta(Sowerby) Quél.Melanoleuca sejuncta(Sowerby) Murrill
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
According to Trudell et al. (2022), reports of Tricholoma sejunctum in the Pacific Northwest are misapplications of the name and refer to T. atrofibrillosum.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
References (6)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.