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yellow knight (Tricholoma equestre)
Tricholoma equestre is a yellow-green tricholoma species with sulphur yellow gills on poor pine bottoms. It was long considered a edible mushroom, but caused severe muscle damage in France and Poland with deaths.
Scientific name: Tricholoma equestre
Features
The cap is 5 to 12 cm wide, yellow green to olive yellow, brownish in the middle, sticky and often covered with sand. The gills are sulphur to lemon yellow, bulged and dense. The stem is yellow, short and strong. Ring and volva are missing. It smells floury. Don't try it. The flesh is whitish to pale yellow. White
Habitat
Pine.. Very low-nutrient sandy soils.. Especially lowlands.
Season
September to November Late Autumn.
Weather and fruiting
Classed as toxic (rhabdomyolysis risk) — do not eat. After cool, wet spells pine heaths can fruit heavily.
Lookalike risk
Death cap: It has white gills, a ring and a volva. Stinker: It smells a lot like light gas and has a dry cap. Tricholoma frondosae: It grows under poplars and birches and is also to be avoided.
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FAQ
What does the map show?
Weather-based foraging chances, not a guarantee that fruit bodies stand at the pin.
Can I eat this mushroom?
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Man on horseback: is it edible?
No, it is poisonous. Previously sold as a edible mushroom; after repeated consumption rhabdomyolysis is documented with deaths. Don't eat.
Man on horseback: when and where does it grow?
In central Europe the season runs September to November. Late Autumn. Habitat: Pine.
Man on horseback: what are the lookalikes?
The most important distinction is from Death cap (Amanita phalloides, deadly poisonous): It has white gills, a ring and a volva. Other lookalikes: Stinker, Tricholoma frondosae.
When is a trip worth it?
Classed as toxic (rhabdomyolysis risk) — do not eat. After cool, wet spells pine heaths can fruit heavily.