Tuber canaliculatum

Tuber canaliculatum, commonly called Michigan truffle^[2] and Appalachian truffle,^[3] is a fungus that grows in eastern North America including the Midwest.^[3][4] It is brick red in color.^[3] It is foraged and used in Appalachian cuisine.

Tuber canaliculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Tuberaceae
Genus:	Tuber
Species:	T. canaliculatum
Binomial name
Tuber canaliculatum Gilkey[1]

Dogs have been used to locate the truffles. It has been investigated for commercial cultivation.^[5]