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.
| Author: United States Department of Agriculture |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Feb 14, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 202 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1506028578 |
| ISBN-13: 9781506028576 |