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Attributes of Matsutake

Lifespan

Perennial

Plant Height

6 inches

Spread

8 inches

Leaf type

Deciduous

Scientific Classification of Matsutake

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Family

Genus

Species

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Matsutake

Tricholoma 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.

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