Tuber borchii
Vittadini
March truffle, Tuscan white truffle
EutuberaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The fruiting bodies are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China, Europe, Finland, Italy, Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, Türkiye,
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, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, 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, Libya, Morocco, 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, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A temperate mushroom in the family Eutuberaceae, commonly known as the March truffle or Tuscan white truffle.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Tuber borchii, known as the whitish truffle or bianchetto truffle, is a small, common species of edible truffle excellent for use in cuisine.
Names & Synonyms
Baikuaijun, Bianchetto
Tuber albidum
References (7)
- Bianchini, F., Corbetta, F., and Pistoia, M., 1975, Fruits of the Earth. Cassell. p 118
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 256
- Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 263
- Hall, I. R. Ectomycorrhizal Fungi with Edible Fruiting Bodies, 3. Tuber magnatum, Tuberaceae. Economic Botany, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 192-200
- Mattia, B., et al, 2009, The Cultivation of Truffles in Italy. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 0253-2700 Suppl. XVI - 021-08
- Radomir, M., et al, 2018, Conservation and trade of wild edible mushrooms of Serbia – history, state of the art and perspectives. Nature Conservation 25: 31–53
- www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au
