Périgord Black Truffle

Tuber melanosporum

Family: Tuberaceae

Also called: Périgord Black Truffle, Black Diamond, Truffe noire, Tartufo nero pregiato

Périgord Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)
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Overview

The legendary winter black truffle of southern France, Spain, and Italy. Mycorrhizal with holm oak, downy oak, and hazel on calcareous soil. Fruits underground November to March. Requires a trained dog (or, historically, a pig) to find.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
rare
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Dec–Feb

Season

Nov–Mar — typical fruiting months: Oct, Nov, , Jan, Feb.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with downy oak
  • Mycorrhizal with holm oak
  • Mycorrhizal with hazel

Where it grows

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