Tuber magnatum, the white truffle, is a highly prized edible fungus found mainly in Italy's Piedmont region and parts of the Balkans, growing underground in a symbiotic relationship with the roots of oak and other trees. Its short autumn season, strong distinctive aroma and the continued impossibility of reliable large-scale cultivation make it one of the most expensive foods in the world by weight, typically shaved raw over dishes rather than cooked.
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Source Wikidata: White Truffle
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Tuber magnatum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: White Truffle
- Wikidata Q2360313, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Ascomycota, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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