| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | TRICHOLOMA TERREUM |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | GREY KNIGHT |
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| Fig 1 |
| CAP | 5-8cm wide. Fibrous, grey to dark grey with central umbo. White fibres give a silky grey appearance. Starting conical eventually umbonate. Margin fibrillose. |
| STIPE | Whitish to pale grey. Even and rather brittle. |
| GILLS/PORES | Gills are pale grey, notched and lightly spaced. |
| FLESH | Pale, rather fragile. |
| SPORES | White, elliptic. |
| HABITAT | Coniferous woodland especially with rich soil. |
| SEASON | Common, autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Edible. a |