Girdled Knight vs

Tricholoma cingulatum compared with Tricholoma frondosae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled 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 cingulatum	Tricholoma frondosae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Girdled Knight

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled 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.

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