Ashen Knight vs

Tricholoma virgatum compared with Tricholoma frondosae

Key Differences

• Ashen Knight is Data Deficient while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Knight
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Tricholomataceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus same	Tricholoma	Tricholoma
Species	Tricholoma virgatum	Tricholoma frondosae

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashen Knight and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tricholoma.

Conservation Status

Ashen Knight

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Knight

Habitat

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

Range

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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ashen Knight

Ashen knight (Tricholoma virgatum) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Data Deficient due to insufficient information. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Tricholoma frondosae is a robust, fibrous mushroom related to the knight mushrooms, with a grey-brown cap and an association with birch trees. It grows in birch-dominated forests and mixed deciduous woodlands across northern and temperate Europe. This ectomycorrhizal fungus forms mutualistic partnerships with birch root systems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden