25/Aug/24, 4:07 PM
Nedrema looduskaitseala, Pärnumaa, Estonia
Wooded meadow, near pine trees, in decaying leaf material and sandy soil
58°32'19.5"N 24°04'13.1"E
🔆 Sunny weather, partial overcast, semi-shade
Original Instagram postTricholoma equestre
yellow knight
- Scientific identification
- Tricholoma equestre (L.) P.Kumm.
- Family
- Tricholomataceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Tricholoma
Names across languages
- English: yellow knight
- German: Grünling
- Finnish: Kangaskeltavalmuska
- Estonian: Hobuheinik
- Russian: Рядовка зелёная
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-25.
Hymenium
Gills, crowded, emarginate to adnate, bright yellow, turning ochre with age
Cap
Convex to flat, slightly depressed in the center, with a dry, fibrillose to scaly surface, color is typically yellow to greenish, with darker brownish scales concentrated in the center
Hymenium Attachment
Emarginate to adnate
Stipe
Cylindrical, robust, slightly tapered at the base, bright yellow, with faint longitudinal fibrils
Spore print
Spore print white
Ecology
Mycorrhizal with pine trees, often found in sandy soils in coniferous forests, appears in late summer to autumn
Edibility
Historically consumed, some populations are reported to rhabdomyolysis with repeated consumption
Fruit body
Fruit body 5–12 cm tall
Dimensions
Cap: 5–12 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour mild, slightly farinaceous
Microscopy
Spores elliptical, smooth, 7–9 x 4–5 µm, and inamyloid, basidia four-spored
Overview
Distinctive mushroom with a convex to flat, yellow to greenish-yellow cap adorned with darker brownish scales
1871). Führ. Pilzk. (Zerbst): 130.
Field encounters
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