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Yellow Knight
Tricholoma equestre
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Tricholoma robustipes
Sulphur KnightTricholoma sulphureum
Tricholoma subsejunctum
Yellow KnightTricholoma frondosae
Tricholoma yatesii
Deceiving KnightTricholoma sejunctum
Tricholoma subluteum
Plums-and-CustardTricholomopsis rutilans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,262 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,754 |
| Canada | 316 |
| Russia | 130 |
| California | 117 |
| Quebec | 104 |
| Ontario | 104 |
| Spain | 93 |
| Germany | 68 |
| Washington | 54 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata
- Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.FUNGuild fungal ecology database
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus | Knights · Tricholoma |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- Traits: FUNGuild fungal ecology database (License not stated by source)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow Knight with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.