A common member of the Knight family, this was once considered to be an edible mushroom but it has now been discovered that eating a certain weight of these mushrooms, even spread out over a fortnight, can cause kidney failure and is now deemed deadly poisonous.
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Grey Knight
Grey Knight
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Grey Knight (EN), Marchog Llwyd (CY), Gąska Ziemistoblaszkowa (PL), Fenyő-Pereszke (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Tricholoma terreum |
| Synonyms | Tricholoma myomyces, Tricholoma gausapatum |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 6 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 6 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
Grey/white with small ‘woolly’ fibres radiating from the centre of the cap. Starts conical but will flatten out retaining an umbo.
Gills
White to pale grey, crowded and appear free from the stem but are narrowly joined and sinuate (notched near the stem).
Stem
Smooth and white.
Flesh
White and usually hollow in the stem.
Habitat
Mainly with Scotch Pines but can grow with other coniferous trees.
Possible Confusion
Other grey capped Tricholomas.
Spore Print
White. Ellipsoid.
Frequency
Common and gregarious.
Other Facts
This mushroom was once listed as edible but chemicals that can harm the kidneys have been found so it is now considered a deadly poisonous fungi.
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