Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Truffle Fungi in Forests of the Pacific Northwest - Paperback

by United States Department of Agriculture (Author)

Forests of the Pacific Northwest have been an epicenter for the evolution of truffle fungi with over 350 truffle species and 55 genera currently identified. Truffle fungi develop their reproductive fruit-goodies typically below ground, so they are harder to find and study than mushrooms that fruit aboveground.