Tuber mesentericum

Vittadini

Bagnoli truffle

EutuberaceaeMushrooms

Tuber mesentericum

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Tuber mesentericum

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The fruiting body (truffle) is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Europe, Hungary,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A temperate truffle fungus in the Eutuberaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Bogenuoli kuaijun

Tuber aestivum Vitt. var. mesentericum Fisch.

References (2)

Bianchini, F., Corbetta, F., and Pistoia, M., 1975, Fruits of the Earth. Cassell. p 118
Mattia, B., et al, 2009, The Cultivation of Truffles in Italy. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 0253-2700 Suppl. XVI - 021-08

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