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Tricholoma pardinum is a gilled mushroom widely distributed across North America, Europe and parts of Asia. It is generally found in beech woodland in summer and autumn. Two subspecies have been described from southern Europe. First officially described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801, its taxonomy was confused by Jacob Christian Schäffer using an illustration of a different species. The fruit body of Tricholoma pardinum is a large mushroom with a pale grey cap up to 15 cm (6 in) in diameter that is covered with dark brownish to greyish scales. The gills are whitish, and are not attached to the stout white to pale grey-brown stalk. The spore print is white. This toxic species has been implicated in a number of episodes of mushroom poisoning, probably because it is an attractive mushroom with a pleasant smell and taste, and resembles several edible species. Ingesting this fungus even in small quantities results in a severe, persistent gastroenteritis caused by an unknown mycotoxin.

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