Tuber melanosporum
Black truffle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuber melanosporum, called the black truffle, Périgord truffle or French black truffle,[1] is a species of truffle native to Southern Europe. It is one of the most expensive edible fungi in the world. In 2013, the truffle cost between 1,000 and 2,000 euros per kilogram.
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Tuber melanosporum | |
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Fruiting body of Tuber melanosporum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Tuberaceae |
Genus: | Tuber |
Species: | T. melanosporum |
Binomial name | |
Tuber melanosporum Vittad. 1831 | |
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