The fruitbody of a Tricholoma is a mushroom. Caps range from a few to over 10 centimetres in diameter, depending on species, and may be smooth or rough, dry or sticky and of various colours. Stems and gills also show ranges in size and colouration.
There is no universal veil and, while a few species have a partial veil, it is absent in most.
Spore print: white to creamy
Almost always on soil.
Look-alikes
Various genera.
It is sometimes said that you identify a mushroom as belonging to the genus Tricholoma by ruling out all other genera of white-spored mushrooms. Though tongue in cheek, there is enough truth in that that comment to tell you that identifying a Tricholoma is often not a simple matter. On the other hand, some Tricholoma species are fairly distinctive.
Tricholoma sp. (gills white/creamy) is listed in the following regions:
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