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| synonyms: Dark Scaled Knight, Schwarzschuppiger Ritterling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: Black or blackish, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Distinctly scaly |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Tricholoma atrosquamosum (Chev.) Sacc. syn. T. terreum var. atrosquamosum (Chev.) Massee Schwarzschuppiger Ritterling Dark Scaled Knight. Cap 4–12cm across, flattened convex with a slight umbo, grey or pale clay densely covered in blackish-grey pointed scales. Stem 30–80 x 10–20mm, paler than the cap, greyish with blackish scales. Flesh greyish. Taste slightly mealy, smell aromatic or peppery. Gills white to grey with black dotted edge. Spore print white. Spores 4.5–9 x 3–6um. Habitat in coniferous and deciduous woods. Season autumn. Rare. Edible -caution. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. |
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