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Tuber canaliculatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Tuberaceae
Genus:	Tuber
Species:	T. canaliculatum
Binomial name
Tuber canaliculatum Gilkey (1920)

Tuber canaliculatum, commonly called Michigan truffle and Appalachian truffle, is a fungus that grows in eastern North America including the Midwest. It is brick red in color. It is foraged and used in Appalachian cuisine.

Dogs have been used to locate the truffles. It has been investigated for commercial cultivation.

References

1. "Tuber canaliculatum Gilkey". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. "Tuber canaliculatum". Midwest American Mycological Information. June 25, 2019.
3. ^ https://site.truffleboard.com/truffle-species-guide/tuber-canaliculatum-appalachian-truffle/
4. "Home - Tuber canaliculatum GB_Tcana1 v1.0".
5. Jacobsen, Rowan (January 19, 2022). "America's Next Food Craze Is Buried in Appalachia". Outside Online.

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