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Tuber melanosporum

Crni zimski tartuf · Black winter truffle · Tartufo nero pregiato · Perigord-Trüffel

External identifierWikidataQ1093314

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Season
December — March
Peak
January — February
Outer skin (peridium)
black, fine polygonal warts
Interior (gleba)
black-purple with fine white veins
Aroma
strong
Size
20–90 mm
Fruiting-body anatomy: schematic sectionOuter skin (peridium): black, fine polygonal warts. Interior (gleba): black-purple with fine white veins01Outer skin (peridium)02Interior (gleba)
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
  1. 01Outer skin (peridium) — black, fine polygonal warts
  2. 02Interior (gleba) — black-purple with fine white veins

Host trees

  • Oak · Quercus
  • Hazel · Corylus
  • Lime · Tilia
In Istria
occurs and is harvested in Istria

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