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Grey Knight

Tricholoma terreum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 349, February 258, March 404, April 635, May 915, June 998, July 1,068, August 918, September 674, October 503, November 275, December 215.
United States8,239
Alaska7,212
New Zealand422
Canada413
Ontario262
Spain245
California215
New York143
Canterbury Region141
Otago Region133

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusKnights · Tricholoma

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