Melanoleuca verrucipes is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. It is described as being a "very distinct species with its blackish dotted stipe." It was reportedly first discovered on leaf mulch in Highgate Woods, north London. The edibility of the mushroom is not known with certainty.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Warty Knight being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Melanoleuca strictipes
- Melanoleuca exscissa
- Tricholomella constricta
- Aspropaxillus septentrionalis
- Aspropaxillus giganteus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Melanoleucaceae
- Genus
- Melanoleuca
- Species
- Melanoleuca verrucipes
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