Pinus pinaster
"Tricholoma caligatum" is a strictly Southern species, locally common in Mediterranean woods. It is associated with several conifers, such as "Pinus pinea", "Pinus halepensis", "Pinus nigra", "Pinus brutia", and "Pinus pinaster", but also with evergreen oaks, strawberry trees and terebinth bushes. It appears in coastal and high altitude woods in autumn and winter. According to Christensen &amp; Heilmann-Clausen, North American reports of this fungus likely represent a different species.