Tuber maculatum

Genus-level evidence

2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Tuber sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Tuber maculatum.

• mutualism · Tuber (genus) → ectomycorrhizal trees · effect: beneficial

  “Tuber spp.... have broad host ranges”

  Smith S.E., Read D.J. (2008) · Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, Third Edition · p. 209 #6494004
• pest pressure · Tuber (genus) → herbaceous understory plants · effect: harmful

  “antagonistic impacts of Tuber mycelium on herbaceous vegetation... scorched rings”

  Smith S.E., Read D.J. (2008) · Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, Third Edition · p. 209 #6494005