Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Tricholoma scalpturatum (Fr.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus argyraceus var. chrysites
Agaricus chrysites
Agaricus scalpturatus
Tricholoma argyraceum
Tricholoma argyraceum subsp. chrysites
Tricholoma argyraceum var. chrysites
Tricholoma chrysites
Tricholoma myomyces forma chrysites
Tricholoma terreum var. chrysites
Common Name: Yellowing Knight


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Tricholoma scalpturatumPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (9)
Corylus avellana (7)
Betula pendula (3)
Quercus (2)
Poaceae (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7)
Woodland (6)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (14)
Soil Mossy (4)
Leaf Litter (2)
Soil Grassy (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (5)
August (4)
September (7)
October (22)
November (2)
December (1)