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The black truffle or black Périgord truffle (Tuber melanosporum), the second-most commercially valuable species, is named after the Périgord region in France. [5] Black truffles associate with oaks, hazelnut, cherry, and other deciduous trees and are harvested in late autumn and winter. [5] [6] The genome sequence of the black truffle was ...
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.
Leucangium carthusianum is a species of ascomycete fungus.It is commonly known as the Oregon black truffle. [1] It is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it grows in an ectomycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir.
Tuber indicum, commonly known as the Chinese black truffle or the Asian black truffle, [1] is an edible fungus known for its hypogean fruiting bodies, characteristic of the Tuber genus. It is found natively in Himalayan India and parts of China, [ 1 ] but has also been found invasively in the United States [ 2 ] and Italy. [ 3 ]
Truffles have long eluded the modern techniques of domestication known as trufficulture. Although the field of trufficulture has greatly expanded since its inception in 1808, several species still remain uncultivated. Domesticated truffles include: Tuber aestivum, black summer truffle; Tuber borchii, bianchetto truffle; Tuber brumale, muscat ...
Tuber macrosporum, commonly known as the smooth black truffle, [1] is a species of edible truffle in the family Tuberaceae. Found in Europe, and common in central Italy, the truffle was described as new to science by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831. [ 2 ]
Craterellus cornucopioides, or horn of plenty, is an edible mushroom found in North America and Eurasia. It is also known as the black chanterelle, black trumpet, trompette de la mort (French), trompeta de la mort (Catalan) or trumpet of the dead.
Their brown or black outer skin forms pyramidal warts about 3 to 9 mm (1 ⁄ 8 to 11 ⁄ 32 in) wide, resembling rough bark. [2] Burgundy truffles are harvested from September to late December, sometimes also until late January. [2] They have a wider distribution than any other truffle species.