Booted knight
Tricholoma focale
A species of Tricholoma.
The booted knight mushroom is recognized by its potent and unique, flour-like aroma. This scent is so pervasive that the surrounding soil can also acquire its smell, due to the mushroom's exceptionally large, mat-forming underground mycelial network. Another identifying feature of this species is its delicate, easily collapsible cottony ring.
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Attributes of Booted knight
Cap Diameter
7 - 12 cm
Height
5 - 9 cm
Cap
Cap 4 - 8 cm; convex, flat; orange, brown; covered with long, innate fibrils; margin at first inrolled
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly, Slimy or slightly sticky
Gills
Adnate; close; whitish
Gill Attachment
Notched
Stem
Stem 5 - 9 cm long, 2 - 3 cm thick; equal above a tapered base; whitish above the ring
Stem Shapes
Tapering
Stem Surfaces
Scaly
Flesh
Whitish; unchanging when sliced
Ring
With Ring
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Strong mealy, sometimes cucumber-like.
Body Color
BrownGreenGoldOrange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
Leaf or Needle Litter, On soil
You can find Booted knight by these plants
Pitch pine, Pines, Spruces, Firs
Occurence Habitats
Coniferous Woodland
Species Status
Fairly widely distributed in northern and montane North America
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Booted knight
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Gilled fungi
Family
Pale-spore mushrooms
Genus
Tricholoma
Toxicity and Edibility of Booted knight
Is Booted knight Toxic?
This mushroom, colloquially known as 'Booted knight,' is poisonous; consuming it can result in various adverse reactions. It's advisable to avoid contact with this fungus.
