Blue spot knight
Tricholoma columbetta
mushroom
⚠️ Toxic look-alike
Never eat this mushroom unless you are certain it is not its toxic look-alike.
White, it can be confused with the death cap and the destroying angel, both deadly, which have a volva at the base of the stem and a ring; the blue spot knight has neither. Always clear the base of the stem. Have every harvest checked by a pharmacist or a mycologist.
If in the slightest doubt, leave it. If you feel unwell after eating it, even several hours later, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) or 911.
An entirely white, fleshy knight with a delicate smell and taste of flour; its sale is allowed in France.
- Origin
- Forests of Europe
- Season (United States)
- July to October
- Preparation
- It is cleaned with a damp cloth, without soaking, the earthy stem base cut off, then pan-fried for about ten minutes; like all wild mushrooms, it is eaten cooked, never raw. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.
- Molecules
- Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine
- Did you know?
- It is never spoiled by insects; in France, it is gathered mainly in the Vosges.