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Terfeziaceae

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

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Vinony's link graph records 18 inbound references to Terfeziaceae, and connects out to Mediterranean Basin, Turkey and China.

It is catalogued under topics including Ascomycota families, Edible fungi and Pezizaceae.

Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

FAMILY

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pezizales
Image
Desert truffle - Terfezia spp. from Avanos, Turkey.jpg
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Commons category
Terfeziaceae
taxon name
Terfeziaceae
taxon rank
family
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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.

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