Tricholoma album

White Knight

Names across languages

From the latest record: 2023-09-11.

Gills that are crowded and white, often with a slightly serrated edge.

Convex to flattened with age, smooth, and pure white; sometimes with a slight umbo at the center.

Notched to emarginate.

Cylindrical, solid, and white; it can be somewhat swollen at the base.

White.

Mycorrhizal, typically found in association with deciduous and coniferous trees.

Mild or slightly farinaceous.

Edible but not particularly sought after due to its bland taste. Caution is advised as it can be confused with other toxic white mushrooms.

Cap diameter of 5-10 cm; stipe length of 6-12 cm.

Characterized by its entirely white appearance, from cap to stipe to gills.

Spores are elliptical, 5-7 x 3-4.5 µm.

1871). Führ. Pilzk. (Zerbst): 131.

Tallinn Botanical Garden, Kloostrimetsa, Harju County

Deciduous (birch, alder, oak, mapple) forest, deep in bushes

59°28'12.966"N 24°52'35.517"E

🔆 Fair weather with clouds, very dark shade (🔅: 0.64)