Grey Knight - Tricholoma terreum

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Description

The cap is 3 to 6 cm wide and evenly covered in fine grey scales. Convex with a slight boss, it is broadly conical in shape. The whitish stipe has no ring. Gills are free (unattached to the stipe).

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Under conifers, particularly pine and spruce.

When to see it

Autumn.

UK Status

Widespread but sometimes local in Britain.

VC55 Status

Local in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    10 November 2015
    specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    10 November 2015
    specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

UK Map

  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined