[Basidiomycetes of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Matsutake, Pine Mushroom

Tricholoma matsutake

Synonym: Tricholoma nauseosum

Matsutake, Pine Mushroom: Tricholoma matsutake (Synonym: Tricholoma nauseosum)

A matsutake found in sandy soil along the Butte Camp Trail #238A, Mt. St. Helens..........September 19, 2014.

Matsutake, Pine Mushroom: Tricholoma matsutake (Synonym: Tricholoma nauseosum) - Matsutake, Pine Mushroom: Tricholoma matsutake (Synonym: Tricholoma nauseosum)

Matsutakes found in sandy soil along the Butte Camp Trail #238A, Mt. St. Helens..........September 19, 2014.

Matsutake, Pine Mushroom: Tricholoma matsutake (Synonym: Tricholoma nauseosum)

A matsutake, a bit past its prime as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 on the west side of the Big Lava Beds about three-quarters of a mile south of Forest Service Road #60, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..............November 5, 2012. Note the sand on its base.

Paul Slichter