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Tricholoma terreum, commonly known as the grey knight or dirty tricholoma, is a grey-capped mushroom of the large genus Tricholoma. It is found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America, and has also been encountered under introduced pine trees in Australia and New Zealand.
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Distribution
Common and widespread
Habitat
With Pinus on sandy soils or more rarely Fagus.
Associates
Fagus, Pinus
Cap
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| Shape | Convex, Umbonate, Flattened |
| Surface | Fibrillose, Squamose |
| Width | 2.5 - 8 cm |
Gills
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| Attachment | Emarginate |
Flesh
Fibrous
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Stem
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| Height | 3 - 7 cm |
| Width | 10 - 20 mm |
| Texture | Fibrillose |
| Shape | Cylindric |
Spores
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| Shape | Ellipsoid |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 5.5-7 x 4-5 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Tricholomataceae
- ↳ Genus: Tricholoma
Synonyms
- Agaricus myomyces Alb. & Schwein.
- Agaricus myomyces Pers.
- Agaricus terreus Schaeff.
- Gymnopus myomyces (Pers.) Gray
- Tricholoma bisporigerum J. Lange
- Tricholoma bisporigerum J.E. Lange
- Tricholoma myomyces (Alb. & Schwein.) J.E. Lange
- Tricholoma myomyces (Pers.) J.E. Lange
- Tricholoma terreum (Schaeff. ex Fr.) P. Kumm.
Reference Sources
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 2. Geoffrey Kibby.
G. Kibby (2017) The Genus Tricholoma in Britain. Geoffrey Kibby.
