01 — Truffle species

Tuber brumale

Mošusni tartuf · Musky truffle · Tartufo moscato · Muskattrüffel

External identifierWikidataQ370009

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02Identification

Season: November — March
Peak: December — February
Peridium: black, coarse irregular warts
Gleba: grey-black with sparse coarse veins
Aroma: strong
Size: 20–70 mm

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.Evidence basis: TuberID — The Tuber Identification Database · Guida breve alla raccolta e commercializzazione del tartufo in Campania

01Peridium — black, coarse irregular warts
02Gleba — grey-black with sparse coarse veins

03Ecology

Host trees

Oak · Quercus
Hazel · Corylus
Lime · Tilia

In Istria: occurs and is harvested in Istria

04Species and evidenced relations

Only relations supported by a public source on the review date are shown. This is not a stock or current-availability list.

Appennino Food GroupSells · Evidence source

05Species it can be confused with

Tuber melanosporumBlack winter truffle

06Connected records

SeasonNovember — March
Legal collecting windowsSeason
How Are Truffles Found and Collected?Knowledge
How Are Truffle Species Identified?Knowledge

07Methodology