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Tiger tricholoma

Tricholoma pardinum · Knights (Tricholoma)

Poisonous
Tiger tricholoma
📷 Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Poisonous. Causes severe gastrointestinal poisoning.

Recognise it safely – what matters

  1. Stout grey cap with dark scales
  2. Whitish gills, often with droplets
  3. Chalky soil, mountain forest – do not confuse with grey knights

Features

Cap
6–15 cm, grey to silvery grey with dark, tile-like scales ("tigered").
Underside
Gills: whitish to cream, often with droplets of water.
Stem
White, stout, without a ring.
Flesh
White
Smell
Mealy
Spore print
White

Season

Habitat

Beech and coniferous forests on chalky soil, especially in hilly and mountain areas.

Beech, Spruce, Fir

If someone has eaten it

Violent vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps; in children and older people the loss of fluids can become dangerous. First symptoms: usually 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating.

Act immediately – even without symptoms:

  • Emergency number 112 if someone feels unwell.
  • Poison centre: Germany – area code of the nearest city with a poison centre + 19240 (e.g. Berlin 030 19240, Munich 089 19240) · Austria +43 1 406 43 43 · Switzerland 145.
  • Keep leftovers, trimmings or vomit – it helps with identification.

Never identify mushrooms by pictures or an app alone. When in doubt, ask a mushroom expert – and only pick what you know for sure.

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