Tuber magnatum

Tuber magnatum
White truffle washed and cut
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Tuberaceae
Genus: Tuber
Species:
T. magnatum
Binomial name
Tuber magnatum
Picco, 1788
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Tuber magnatum,[1] the white truffle (Italian: tartufo bianco d'Alba), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is found in southern Europe, the Balkans and Thailand.

  1. ^ Pico (1788) Meleth. bot. 79.