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Tricholoma imbricatum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Aprópikkelyû pereszke, Feinschuppiger Ritterling, Matt Knight, Tricolome Imbriqué
Tricholoma imbricatum Mushroom
Ref No: 9538
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Tricholoma imbricatum2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9539
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Tricholoma imbricatum (Fr. ex Fr.) Kummer. Tricolome Imbriqué, Feinschuppiger Ritterling, Aprópikkelyû pereszke, Fijnschubbige ridderzwam, Matt Knight. Cap 3–9cm across, conico-convex, smooth at first then minutely scaly, dull brown or reddish brown. Stem 35–45 x 10–12mm, whitish at apex, concolorous with cap below. Flesh white. Taste slightly bitter. Gills whitish becoming spotted reddish-brown. Spore print white. Spores 5–8.5 x 4–5.5um. Habitat in coniferous woods, especially with pines. Season autumn. Occasional. Edible –not recommended. (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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