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Soapy knight - Tricholoma saponaceum

Braziūkai, Kauno raj.
Lithuania
54° 54' 5.508" N, 23° 29' 6.126" E
LT

Soapy knight - Tricholoma saponaceum var. squamosum

Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
Short description: 

Pine, birch, linden.

The diameter of the caps is 26-56 mm. Stipe with scales. The trama at the bottom of the stipe quickly changes color to a faint pink shade. Quite a pleasant scent with hints of baby soap. The taste is neutral. My family has eaten this type of mushroom many times after heat treatment, although in Lithuanian sources the mushroom is marked as poisonous. However, the species has many subspecies with very different characteristics.

Nemenčinės miškas, Vilniaus raj.
Lithuania
54° 51' 58.9608" N, 25° 30' 22.5576" E
Vilnius LT

Soapy knight - Tricholoma saponaceum

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
Short description: 

A dry place on the edge of an old pine forest.
The diameter of the cap is about 65 mm. The smell of laundry soap. The taste is neutral.
About 7 variations of this species are known in Lithuania. This subspecies is definitely not edible.

Nemenčinė, Vilniaus raj.
Lithuania
54° 51' 14.058" N, 25° 28' 11.5536" E
Vilnius LT
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