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Chemical knight

Tricholoma stiparophyllum

A species of Tricholoma

Chemical knight (Tricholoma stiparophyllum) is a white woodland mushroom that most commonly grows near birch trees. It can be most easily distinguished from its close neighbor Tricholoma album by its acrid and sweet odor. This mushroom is toxic and can result in unpleasant side effects if consumed.

Cap Diameter:

4 - 11 cm

Odor:

Repugnant, gas-like, reminiscent of old garbage.

General Info About Chemical knight

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Attributes of Chemical knight

Cap Diameter

4 - 11 cm

Height

3 - 12 cm

Cap

Cap 3 - 14 cm in width; convex to flattened; white, sometimes ochre towards centre; smooth, silky; margin furrowed, sometimes slightly wavy

Cap Shape

Bell-shaped, Convex, Flat, Central Bump

Cap Surfaces

Smooth, Visible lines or stripes

Gills

Adnate; crowded and regular; white to cream or ochre-pink

Gill Attachment

Notched

Stem

Stem 4 - 15 cm in height, 9 - 25 mm in thick; white; smooth, full; stained with ochre especially towards base

Stem Shapes

Cylindrical

Flesh

Fibrous; white; unchanging

Ring

Ringless

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Repugnant, gas-like, reminiscent of old garbage.

Body Color

Brown

White

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to brown

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Chemical knight by these plants:

Pines, Firs, Spruces

Species Status

Infrequent and widely present

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Chemical knight

On the ground, in broad-leaved or mixed woods, on a rather calcareous or neutral soil

Scientific Classification of Chemical knight

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Pale-spore mushrooms

Genus

Tricholoma

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