House Bill 1812 asks lawmakers to bestow that honor on the Pine Mushroom or Tricholoma magnivelare , if we’re being formal.

Tricholoma matsutake is a highly esteemed ectomycorrhizal fungus that forms mutualistic associations with coniferous trees, particularly species within the Pinaceae.

Washington lawmakers were asked this week to consider the Tricholoma magnivelare, or pine mushroom, as the state’s official fungus. The Tricholoma magnivelare appears similar to the mushroom ...

Tricholoma fungi form mycorrhizal associations with tree roots, ... The mushroom cap releases ripe spores that disperse, potentially starting new individual fungi.

Utah: Boletus edulis, also known as the ‘porcini mushroom.’ Vermont: Hericium Americanum, known as the bear’s head tooth fungus. Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York have all proposed the idea.