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Terfeziaceae
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Terfeziaceae

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thumb|Desert truffle, from Yamchi, [[Iran]]

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassPezizomycetes
  4. OrderPezizales
  5. FamilyPezizaceae
Observations recorded2

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Genera
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Uses
  • Names
  • References

thumb|Desert truffle, from Yamchi, [[Iran]]

The Terfeziaceae, or desert truffles, is a family of truffles (, , , , ). The group consists of three genera: Terfezia, Tirmania, and Mattirolomyces. They are a few centimetres across and weigh from 30 to 300 grams (1–10 oz).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Terfeziaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.