08/Nov/24, 3:41 PM
Lubja, Harjumaa, Estonia
Mixed woodland edge, on mossy ground with decaying leaves
59°31'35.6"N 24°50'03.0"E
🔆 Mild overcast, deep forest shade
Original Instagram postTricholoma scalpturatum
yellowing knight
- Scientific identification
- Tricholoma scalpturatum (Fr.) Quél.
- Family
- Tricholomataceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Tricholoma
Names across languages
- English: yellowing knight
- German: Gilbender Erd-Ritterling
- Finnish: Hiirenvalmuska
- Estonian: Koltuv heinik
- Russian: Рядовка резцевидная
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-11-08.
Hymenium
Gills, crowded, white to pale cream, sometimes becoming grayish with age, edges slightly scalloped, not staining when bruised
Cap
Convex to broadly convex, flattening with age, surface smooth to finely fibrillose, adorned with fine scales, grayish-white with a slightly darker center, margin inrolled when young
Hymenium Attachment
Adnexed to notched
Stipe
Cylindrical, firm, white to pale gray, slightly fibrillose, may develop grayish discoloration at the base, no ring or veil
Spore print
Spore print white
Ecology
Mycorrhizal with broadleaf trees (e.g., beech, oak) and conifers, in sandy soils or grassy areas, late summer to autumn
Edibility
Edible, but considered of mediocre quality
Fruit body
Fruit body Medium-sized, stipe 4–8 cm long, 1–2 cm thick
Dimensions
Cap 4–10 cm in diameter
Chemical reactions
KOH negative on cap surface.
Odour
Odour mild, farinaceous
Taste
Taste mealy
Microscopy
Spores ellipsoid, smooth, inamyloid, 5–7 × 3–4.5 µm, basidia 4-spored
Overview
Medium-sized mushroom with a pale gray, scaly cap, crowded gills, and a farinaceous odor
1872). Mém. Soc. Émul. Montbéliard, Sér. 2 5: 232.
Field encounters
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