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Tuber gibbosum
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuber gibbosum, commonly known as the Oregon white truffle,[1] is a species of truffle in the genus Tuber.[2] It is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows in an ectomycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir. It is commercially collected between as early as October and into March.[3]
Quick Facts Tuber gibbosum, Scientific classification ...
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Tuberaceae |
Genus: | Tuber |
Species: | T. gibbosum |
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Tuber gibbosum Harkness (1899) | |
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Quick Facts Tuber gibbosumMycological characteristics ...
Tuber gibbosum | |
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![]() | Glebal hymenium |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
![]() | Lacks a stipe |
![]() ![]() | Spore print is blackish-brown to brown |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is choice |
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