Yellow knight
Tricholoma equestre · 油口蘑
Rare口蘑科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap yellow-green to olive-yellow, with fine brown scales at the center
- Gills sulphur-yellow; stem pale yellow, no ring
- Grows in autumn on sandy ground in pine forests
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 口蘑科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 5–12 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Sandy pine woods
Easily Confused With
MatsutakeMatsutake has a brown cap with fibrous scales, a large stem ring and a resinous pine scent; yellow knight is yellow-green with no ring.Fun Fact
Once prized as a delicious edible, until cases of fatal rhabdomyolysis in France, following days of repeated heavy consumption, forced a full reassessment.