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| synonyms: Larch Knight, Schwammiger Ritterling |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Tricholoma psammopus (Kalchbr.) Quél. Schwammiger Ritterling Larch Knight. Cap 3–8cm across, convex then expanded, yellowish-brown to pale tan. Stem 40–80 x 10–15mm, apex whitish, becoming densely covered in minute reddish-brown cottony scales towards the base. Flesh yellowish-brown. Taste bitter, smell none. Gills white at first then straw-yellow becoming rust-spotted. Spore print white. Spores 6–7 x 4–5um. Habitat under larch. Season autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Found In Europe. |
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