Tuber magnatum
| Tuber magnatum | |
|---|---|
| White truffle washed and cut | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Tuberaceae |
| Genus: | Tuber |
| Species: | T. magnatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tuber magnatum Picco, 1788
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| Tuber magnatum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Glebal hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Tuber magnatum, the white truffle (Italian: tartufo bianco d'Alba), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is mainly found in Italy, but also in other parts of Southern Europe, as well as Thailand.