Tricholoma robustum

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Tricholoma robustum
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Tricholoma robustum
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Tricholoma robustum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom

The mushroom is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Latvia,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae found in temperate regions.

Wikipedia

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Tricholoma robustum is an edible mycorrhizal mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae. In Japan it is called matsutake-modoki (pseudo-matsutake), and colloquially referred to as obasan no matsutake ("old lady's matsutake"), because it resembles matsutake mushroom while being smaller and less aromatic and tasty.

Names & Synonyms

Cuzhuangkoumo

References (2)
  • Wang, Y., Hall, I. R., and Evans, L. A., 1997, Ectomycorrhizal Fungi with Edible Fruiting Bodies. 1. Tricholoma matsutake and Related Fungi. Economic Botany 51(3):311-327
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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