Tricholoma terreum

Tricholoma terreum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Tricholoma
Species:
T. terreum
Binomial name
Tricholoma terreum
(Schaeff.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus terreum Schaeff. (1774)
  • Tricholoma myomyces (Pers.) J.E.Lange
Tricholoma terreum
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white to cream
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

Tricholoma terreum, commonly known as the grey knight or dirty tricholoma, is a grey-capped mushroom of the large genus Tricholoma. It is found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America, and has also been encountered under introduced pine trees in Australia and New Zealand. It is regarded as edible, but is toxic in extremely high quantities.