Tuber melanosporum, called the black truffle, Périgord truffle or French black truffle, is a species of truffle native to Southern Europe. It is one of...

natural environments. The black truffle or black Périgord truffle (Tuber melanosporum), the second-most commercially valuable species, is named after the...

valued as delicacies. In 2015 a new species Tuber petrophilum (close relative to Tuber melanosporum and Tuber brumale) was discovered in the Dinaric Alps...

States and Italy. It is sold commercially and often confused with Tuber melanosporum. The species was originally described in the Himalayas by Cooke and...

of ~ 7.7, but it ranges from neutral to alkaline (in comparison, Tuber melanosporum (Périgord truffle) are restricted to alkaline environments). In the...

less expensive, milder substitute for the Périgord black truffle (T. melanosporum) when the latter are not available. Like other truffles, they are also...

(typical of coastal areas) it also bears fruit in black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) habitat at higher altitudes. It grows well in soils with a pH of...

truffle orchards. M. Mamoun; J. M. Olivier (1993), "Competition between Tuber melanosporum and other ectomycorrhizal fungi under two irrigation regimes", Plant...

fungi in Great Britain. In the Mediterranean, the Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is found on the roots. In 2003, the US Food and Drug Administration...

fungi, such as truffles (e.g. French black truffle (Tuber melanosporum), Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum), chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius), porcini...