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Western Matsutake
Tricholoma murrillianum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American matsutakeTricholoma magnivelare
Short-stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
Catathelasma ventricosum
MatsutakeTricholoma matsutake
Necklace TricholomaTricholoma focale
Tricholoma dulciolens
Smith's AmanitaAmanita smithiana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 962 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 358 |
| California | 293 |
| Oregon | 247 |
| Canada | 163 |
| British Columbia | 134 |
| Idaho | 34 |
| Alberta | 24 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Mexico | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus | Knights · Tricholoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Matsutake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.