Tricholoma magnivelare is an edible mushroom with a distinctive flavor and odor found in British Columbia, the Pacific northwest, New England, and central Mexico. It is found in coniferous forests in association with several species of Pinus (Pines) and Abies (Firs). Allotropa virgata is an obligate myco-heterotroph with T. magnivelare. T. magnivelare is economically important in the regions where it occurs as an exported food item.