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Matsutake

Tricholoma matsutake or Armillaria ponderosa

Description:

hefty mushroom with thick veil, brown below the annulus, dirty white; only the cap is usually visible above the pine needle duff; very fragrant with an unmistakable sweet-spicy odor

Habitat:

under shore pine in moss-covered sand

Notes:

I've added a colored pencil drawing that I did of the matsutake (one of my favorites), since pictures of them seem scarce here on Project Noah.

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3 Comments

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 12 years ago

It is the most delicious mushroom. I'm kicking myself for accidentally leaving these in my mother's refrigerator many miles from here. She'll throw them out.

Warm
Warm 12 years ago

Wow! Rare mushroom from Japan

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

the price is very high, edible and medicinic mushroom

shebebusynow
Spotted by
shebebusynow

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Nov 16, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011

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