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Critically Endangered Truffle Found in a Scottish Spruce Forest

Critically Endangered Truffle Found in a Scottish Spruce Forest

Truffle

What they found

A critically endangered truffle, Chamonixia caespitosa, was found in a Scottish spruce forest slated for removal in a rewilding project.

A critically endangered truffle, Chamonixia caespitosa, was found in a Scottish spruce forest slated for removal in a rewilding project.

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At a glance

Latin name

Chamonixia caespitosa

Chamonixia caespitosa

Published in

The Herald (heraldscotland.com)

The Herald (heraldscotland.com)

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Rare Meets Rare

Rare Meets Rare

A critically endangered truffle (Chamonixia caespitosa) was found in a Scottish spruce forest. But as part of a rewilding project to restore the region’s native Atlantic oak woods, the non-native spruce forest — and the truffles currently living there — will soon be removed. (Field trip, anyone?)

A critically endangered truffle (Chamonixia caespitosa) was found in a Scottish spruce forest. But as part of a rewilding project to restore the region’s native Atlantic oak woods, the non-native spruce forest — and the truffles currently living there — will soon be removed. (Field trip, anyone?)

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