Tricholoma murrillianum
| Tricholoma murrillianum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Tricholoma |
| Species: | T. murrillianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricholoma murrillianum Singer (1942) | |
| Tricholoma murrillianum | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate or adnexed | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Tricholoma murrillianum is a species of mushroom-forming fungus found in North America also known as the ponderosa mushroom, pine mushroom, and Western matsutake. It produces a choice edible mushroom but can be confused with the poisonous Amanita smithiana.