Hydnotria tulasnei    Berk. & Broome 

common name(s) : Red Fold Truffle 

New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Pezizomycetes/Pezizomycetidae/Pezizales/Discinaceae  
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pezizomycetideae/Tuberales  
(unconfirmed synonyms: Hydnotia tulasnei, Hydnotrya tulasnei)  

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Hydnotria tulasnei toxicity of Hydnotria tulasnei genus Hydnotria  

The fertile surface is.

Dimensions: width of approximately 3.5 cm (between 2 and 5 cm)

Distinctive features : irregular potatoe-shaped, pinkish to reddish brown, shallowly buried, smooth; pinkish cream flesh, with ochre veins separating small cavities; odour of musk or cocoa; in the south of Europe

Hydnotria tulasnei is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is very rare, more generally speaking .



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