Tricholoma sciodes (Pers.) C. Martín
(Beech Knight)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTricholoma sciodes (Beech 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 sciodes (Beech Knight) :
1: Tricholoma sciodes (Beech Knight)
26 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
3 fruitbodies, under Beech, Holly
Image 1: Cap - top viewImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and gills - natural backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 5: Fruitbody - side viewImage 6: GillsImage 7: Gills - close-up - enlarged
2: Tricholoma sciodes (Beech Knight)
20 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
fruitbodies under Beech
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and gills - natural backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - LS - natural backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 5: Spore print + iodine - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)
3: Tricholoma sciodes (Beech Knight)
3 Oct 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: CollectionImage 4: Side view - in situImage 5: Side view - lain downImage 6: UpturnedImage 7: Cap cuticle hyphae - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1999 New and interesting agarics from Abernethy Forest, Scotland Kew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 705-714.

Tricholoma sciodes (Beech 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 sciodes (Beech Knight)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tricholoma sciodes (Beech Knight)
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