Aromatic Knight vs Candelnut

Tricholoma lascivum compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Knight	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Tricholoma	Aleurites
Species	Tricholoma lascivum	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Aromatic Knight

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Knight	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Aromatic Knight

The Aromatic Knight, Tricholoma lascivum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.