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Balsamia
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Balsamia

Balsamia is a genus of truffle-like ascomycete fungi of the family Helvellaceae. The widespread genus contains twenty five species known from Europe, North America, North Africa and Asia, including China.

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42 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Truffle

speciesBalsamia vulgaris

Balsamia alba

speciesBalsamia alba

Balsamia latispora

speciesBalsamia latispora

Balsamia setchellii

speciesBalsamia setchellii

Balsamia oregonensis

speciesBalsamia oregonensis

Balsamia quercicola

speciesBalsamia quercicola

Broadspored Truffle

speciesBalsamia platyspora

Balsamia nigrans

speciesBalsamia nigrans

Balsamia trappei

speciesBalsamia trappei

Balsamia sp. 'nigrans-PNW04'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'nigrans-PNW04'

Balsamia magnata

speciesBalsamia magnata

Balsamia hellenica

speciesBalsamia hellenica

Balsamia sp. 'CS105'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CS105'

Balsamia sp. 'NV03'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'NV03'

Balsamia sp. 'latispora-NV02'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'latispora-NV02'

Balsamia sp. 'CA01'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA01'

Balsamia sp. 'CA04'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA04'

Balsamia sp. 'OR04'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'OR04'

Balsamia sp. 'CA02'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA02'

Balsamia filamentosa

speciesBalsamia filamentosa

Balsamia polysperma

speciesBalsamia polysperma

Balsamia sp. 'NV04'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'NV04'

Balsamia sp. 'NV05'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'NV05'

Balsamia sp. 'PNW01'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'PNW01'

Balsamia sp. 'CA03'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA03'

Balsamia sp. 'latispora-OR02'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'latispora-OR02'

Balsamia sp. 'setchellii-PNW05'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'setchellii-PNW05'

Balsamia sp. 'HJA727'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'HJA727'

Balsamia sp. 'CA05'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA05'

Balsamia sp. 'ID01'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'ID01'

Balsamia sp. 'CA06'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA06'

Balsamia sp. 'PNW03'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'PNW03'

Balsamia sp. 'OR03'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'OR03'

Balsamia sp. 'PNW02'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'PNW02'

Balsamia sp. 'NV01'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'NV01'

Balsamia sp. 'CA08'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'CA08'

Balsamia sp. 'latispora-CA07'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'latispora-CA07'

Balsamia sp. 'latispora-OR01'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'latispora-OR01'

Balsamia lazyana

speciesBalsamia lazyana

Balsamia aestivalis

speciesBalsamia aestivalis

Balsamia sp. 'PNW06'

speciesBalsamia sp. 'PNW06'

Balsamia cascadensis

speciesBalsamia cascadensis

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