Shape | Oval, irregular and roundish. |
Size | Rather high on average but varying from egg to orange, in exceptional cases even higher. |
Peridium | Blackish-brown in color, with large warts, 3-11mm. wide, 1.5-4mm. high, pyramidal, slightly striped transversely, cracked to form the characteristic hard rind from which it vulgarly takes its name (Scorzone). |
Gleba | Coarse-grained in color at first whitish, then appearing hazel-dark when ripe, furrowed by numerous white branching veins. |
Spores | Roundish, or yellowish oval, varying in number from 1 to 6 per asci. |
Scent | Weak and delicate. |
Ripening | May to September. |
Habitat | Tolerates clay soils with high organic matter, generally growing Above ground or in shallow soils, preferring midday exposure; climatically it adapts to both Mediterranean and continental climates, tolerating low temperatures very well. |
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