tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post4066996504694404152..comments2022-03-27T16:06:02.149-07:00Comments on East Texas Piney Woods: Drought and interesting find - Truffles in East Texas?indianspringsguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039507565333544019noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post-3852625621560752352015-09-24T14:10:46.046-07:002015-09-24T14:10:46.046-07:00That is not a puffball, but close. It is an, &quo...That is not a puffball, but close. It is an, "Earthball, a fungus of the genus SCLERODERMA. Species are separated in Scleroderma mainly on the basis of spore shape, which I can't see, but my specimens' form, habitat and external appearance suggest that they may be Scleroderma areolatum, or close to it. Scleroderma areolatum appears to be the most commonly collected earthball species found in Oregon."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685018919511356275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post-15649204424102885672015-09-24T14:03:40.090-07:002015-09-24T14:03:40.090-07:00That is not a Pecan truffle. It is a puffball.
h...That is not a Pecan truffle. It is a puffball.<br /><br />https://nhgardensolutions.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/puffball-half-4.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685018919511356275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post-79784287330161496832015-03-18T10:50:24.646-07:002015-03-18T10:50:24.646-07:00That picture seems to be puffball fungi, Pecan tru...That picture seems to be puffball fungi, Pecan truffles have the trademark marbled interior flesh as opposed to the dark purple to black interior (characteristic of puffballs), as seen in the phototxgthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735915270805742174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post-14913424345440436752013-06-21T14:19:23.907-07:002013-06-21T14:19:23.907-07:00It's most likely the "Texas Pecan Truffle...It's most likely the "Texas Pecan Truffle". And that's more of a location more than the type of tree it grows under. Legend has it, the first ones were dug under pecan trees. It's definitely not like the black truffles that only grow in Europe. <br /><br />But beleive it or not, there is a market for these at high end restaurants.<br /><br />The flesh should be a chalky, white-ish color and should have a deep earthy odor.<br /><br />Worth checking in to!<br /><br />The Impulsive Texan<br />Cleburne, TexasThe Impulsive Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432309044008971942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858955802970847273.post-10033292394951771722011-10-16T17:27:23.057-07:002011-10-16T17:27:23.057-07:00i have found this same fungi as in your photo. so ...i have found this same fungi as in your photo. so are these truffles or no? there is very little my google search has been able to 'unearth'.TxOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352906183987422573noreply@blogger.com