Diagnostic description:
Similar in many ways to T. alsheikhii, but the ascospores are larger and verrucose rather than reticulate, and the peridium is composed of hyphal tissue rather than pseudoparenchyma.
Associations:
Terfezia species have mycorrhizal association with plant roots, typically species of Cistaceae, and are essential to health and growth of their plant partner in arid conditions.
Uses:
Terfezia species are important foods in desert ecosystems where little else is available to eat, and are prized in North African and Middle Eastern countries.
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