Matt Knight

Tricholoma imbricatum

Coniferous forests, mossy pine forests, forest edges, forest clearings. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized or large. Cap 5—10 (12) cm across, yellowish-brown, pinkish-brown, matt, fibrous or as if slightly roughened. Gills whitish, brownish-yellowish, cream, spotted brown, adnate. Stem 6-12x1.5-3 cm, firm, fibrous, whitish, whitish-brownish, the base tapered, thickened in the middle. Flesh white, slightly bitter in taste, with a faint smell. Characteristic features: young cap conical, old flattened, with a rough surface and a prominent blunt umbo, margins bent downwards, as if cracked. Grows in small groups in coniferous forests. Edible fresh or salted, well boiled, but not very tasty. Very common.