Tuber gibbosum
Tuber gibbosum is a species of truffle in the genus Tuber. 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.
| Tuber gibbosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Tuberaceae |
| Genus: | Tuber |
| Species: | T. gibbosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tuber gibbosum Harkness (1899) | |
| 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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