Where does it grow?
SpainFranceItalyAustraliaNew ZealandChileSouth AfricaUnited StatesArgentina
Historically produced in Spain, France and Italy. Cultivated harvests are also confirmed in the other listed countries, with industries of different sizes.
When is it harvested?
Northern Hemisphere
November – March
- January : indicative season
- February : indicative season
- March : indicative season
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November : indicative season
- December : indicative season
Northern winter guide, varying by region and year.
Southern Hemisphere
June – August
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June : indicative season
- July : indicative season
- August : indicative season
- September
- October
- November
- December
Documented guide for Australia, New Zealand and Chile. Australia’s season can run from late May to September; check each origin.
Indicative seasons vary by region. Check permitted harvest dates in the country concerned.
Naming it correctly.
Can be confused with T. brumale and Asian black truffles. “Périgord” does not prove it was harvested there.
What a lot record can proveSources and references
Entry checked on 11 October 2026. Listed origins do not rank production volumes.
- North American Truffle Growers Association — Tuber melanosporum
- Mycorrhizal competition release and microbial dynamics in native and non-native Tuber melanosporum habitats
- Media Information — Main Truffle Types and Season
- Species of Truffle in New Zealand
- La Trufa
- Centro Nazionale Studi Tartufo — Le specie
- Best practices for cultivation of truffles