Pinus strobus
Xanthoconium montanum is a species of bolete fungus in the genus "Xanthoconium". Described as new to science in 1987, it is found in North Carolina, where it grows on sandy soil under "Pinus strobus", "Tsuga canadensis", and "Rhododendron maximum". The specific epithet "montanum" refers to the location of the type collection, in the mountains of southwestern North Carolina.