Tricholoma scalpturatum (Fr.) Quél.
(Yellowing Knight)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)
GenusTricholoma (knight toadstools)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight) :
1: Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)
30 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak, Birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LS showing gillsImage 3: Cap surface - close-upImage 4: Cap - young showing cortinaImage 5: FruitbodiesImage 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: Fruitbody - young showing cortinaImage 8: GillsImage 9: Gills - close-upImage 10: SporesImage 11: Spores (2)Image 12: Spores (3)Image 13: Spores (4)
2: Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)
29 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - LSImage 4: Cap - LS showing gillImage 5: Cap surface - close-upImage 6: FruitbodyImage 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: GillsImage 9: Gills - close-upImage 10: Gills - close-up (2)Image 11: SporesImage 12: Spores (2)Image 13: Spores (3)
3: Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)
10 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - bases exposedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - young - side view showing cortina - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - young - side view showing gills - lain downImage 7: Cortina - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Fruitbody - young - side view showing cortina - lain down - enlargedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd
4: Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
16 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Side viewImage 4: Side view - in situImage 5: Side view - lain downImage 6: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnifiedImage 7: Cells from gill edge - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Description

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Riva, A. 1998 Tricholoma (Fr.) Staude Fungi Non Delineati Pars V.

Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tricholoma scalpturatum (Yellowing Knight)

A mealy smelling and tasting toadstool with silvery to grey radially-fibrillose caps and pale gills that slowly turn yellowish when bruised. These medium-sized toadstools are common in woodland (broad-leaved and coniferous) and scrub where they are usually associated with willows (Salix).

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