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Matsutake

Also known as: Pine mushroom

A part of many traditional Japanese dishes, this wild mushroom is threatened in its home region by the destruction of the islands' pine forests that play host to the matsutake. It also grows in North America, in large enough numbers to be harvested for commercial sale at extremely high prices. Attempts at specific cultivation have not been successful.

Scientific classification

Species

Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake)

Pale-spore mushrooms

Mushroom-forming fungi

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Perennial

Lifespan

6 inches

Plant Height

Deciduous

Leaf type

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