Abstract:The study focuses on a species of desert truffle Terfezia boudieri Chatin, an edible hypogeous mushroom with food value and economic and ecological interest in Algeria. This fungal species commonly growing in arid and semi-arid regions of Algeria in association with Helianthemum spp. was collected for the first time in a rare natural habitat located on the coastal dunes of northwestern Algeria. Surveys carried out in the Dunes forest of Stidia made it possible to determine the pedoclimatic parameters and to id… Show more
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