Tuber excavatum

Vittadini

Hollowed truffle

Tuber excavatum

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Tuber excavatum

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Truffle

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 truffle fungus found in temperate regions, fruiting underground as an edible fungus body.

Wikipedia

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Tuber excavatum, the hollowed truffle, is a species of truffle in the family Tuberaceae. The species is found in western Europe.

Names & Synonyms

Waxian kuaijun

References (3)

Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 314
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au
Zhang, L. et al, 2005, A phylogenetic study of commercial Chinese truffles and their allies: Taxonomic implications. FEMS Microbiology Letters. Vol. 245 (1): 85-92

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