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Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre) Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling<br /> <br /> Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> *My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64576/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html" title="Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64576_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Uy5PYRya0bB0W6knOHx19IkAW5E%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre) Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling<br /> <br /> Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> *My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64578/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64577/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html Geotagged,Tricholoma equestre,United States,Winter" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64577/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html" title="Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64577_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2IQa71jNtp9c40Owiy8bG6qk5ls%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre) Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling<br /> <br /> Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> *My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64576/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64578/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html Geotagged,Tricholoma equestre,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Tricholoma equestre,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre)

Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.

Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills

Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling

Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain

Spore print: white

*My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!

Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre) Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling<br /> <br /> Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> *My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64578/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64577/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html Geotagged,Tricholoma equestre,United States,Winter

Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre) Habitat: Growing in pine straw/soil in a primarily pine forest in Northeast Alabama (Cherokee County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: yellow (looks more neon in person), notched attachment, fairly crowded, varying lengths of gills<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale yellow, slightly peeling<br /> <br /> Pileus: dirty yellow to pale yellow (with brown hints), moist (slightly slimy) from recent rain<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> *My apologies for the terrible lighting. It was a rainy day deep in a pine forest in December of last year!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64576/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64578/yellow_knight_tricholoma_equestre.html Geotagged,Tricholoma equestre,United States,Winter

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The Yellow knight

''Tricholoma equestre'' or ''Tricholoma flavovirens'', also known as man on horseback or yellow knight is a formerly widely eaten but hazardous fungus of the genus ''Tricholoma'' that forms ectomycorrhiza with pine trees.

Known as ''Grünling'' in German, ''gąska zielonka'' in Polish, and ''canari'' in French, it has been treasured as an edible mushroom worldwide and is especially abundant in France. Although it is regarded as quite tasty, cases of poisoning from eating ''T. equestre''.. more

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Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2018. Captured Dec 23, 2017 15:36 in 138 1st Ave, Collinsville, AL 35961, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.