- Cap convex to expanded, reddish-brown, often with cracked cap cuticle towards the margin.
- Gills adnexed, white, with reddish-brown spots with age.
- Stem thick, reddish-brown, with a thin ring.
- Flesh white, with a farinaceous smell.
Tricholomatoid agarics
Booted Knight
Tricholoma focale
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with pine on sandy ground in pine forest.
Similar species
Tricholoma matsutake is more chocolate-brown in colour and has an aromatic smell reminiscent of wheat dough, cardamom and sweets.
