01 — Truffle species

Tuber borchii

Bijeli proljetni tartuf · Bianchetto truffle · Tartufo bianchetto · Frühlingstrüffel

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02Identification

Season: January — April
Peak: February — March
Outer skin (peridium): smooth, pale ochre to rusty brown
Interior (gleba): dark reddish brown at maturity with broad creamy white veins
Aroma: moderate
Size: 10–50 mm

From skin to section

Fruiting-body anatomy: schematic sectionThe two principal layers of every Tuber fruiting body; colour, texture and thickness vary by species and are described in the appearance table.Skin and section: illustrationThis project’s procedural illustration of the record’s skin and flesh description. Colours and pattern are approximate; not a photograph and not for identification. The sources below support the description, not the drawing’s colours.Evidence basis: TuberID — The Tuber Identification Database · Guida breve alla raccolta e commercializzazione del tartufo in Campania

01Outer skin (peridium) — smooth, pale ochre to rusty brown
02Interior (gleba) — dark reddish brown at maturity with broad creamy white veins

03Ecology

Host trees

Pine · Pinus
Oak · Quercus
Poplar · Populus
Rock rose · Cistus

In Istria: occurs and is harvested in Istria

04Species it can be confused with

Compare with Tuber magnatumWhite truffle

05Connected records

SeasonJanuary — April
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02 — Identification

03 — Ecology

Host trees

04 — Species it can be confused with

05 — Connected records

06 — Methodology

02Identification

03Ecology

04Species it can be confused with

05Connected records

06Methodology