Tuber californicum

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California truffle

EutuberaceaeMushrooms

Tuber californicum

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Tuber californicum

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Tuber californicum

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(c) heatherdawson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Truffle, Mushroom, Fungus

The fruiting bodies are eaten and used in gravies and sauces.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, North America, USA,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A truffle fungus in the Eutuberaceae family found in temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms

Jiazhou kuaijun

References (2)

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 310

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