English truffle

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English truffle

fungus

Also known as: Tuber aestivum

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truffle
Major species
…truffle, also known as the English truffle (T. aestivum), is found principally in beech woods. It is bluish black, rounded, and covered with coarse polygonal warts; the gleba is white when immature, then yellowish, and finally brown with white branched markings.
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…truffle, also known as the English truffle (T. aestivum), is found principally in beech woods. It is bluish black, rounded, and covered with coarse polygonal warts; the gleba is white when immature, then yellowish, and finally brown with white branched markings.
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