Tuber canaliculatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Tuberaceae |
Genus: | Tuber |
Species: | T. canaliculatum
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Binomial name | |
Tuber canaliculatum Gilkey (1920)[1]
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Tuber canaliculatum, commonly called Michigan truffle[2] and Appalachian truffle,[3] is a fungus that grows in eastern North America including the Midwest.[3][4] It is brick red in color.[3] It is foraged and used in Appalachian cuisine.
Dogs have been used to locate the truffles. It has been investigated for commercial cultivation.[5]