Mushroom Type Edible  
    
Common Name 2 Black truffle 
Common Name 3 British Summer truffle 
Latin Name Tuber aestivum 
    

    
Maximum height (CM) 0 
Maximum width (CM) 8 
    
Smell Sweet. 
Gills Does not have gills. 
Spore Print Blackish brown to brown. Ovoid. 
Stem No real stem as the fruiting body grows underground. 
Cap Globular, uneven and covered in warts, looking like tree bark. Blackish brown in colour. 
Flesh Off-white becoming marbled with tan/grey/brown. 
Habitat Under the ground near beech trees, occasionally other trees. 
Taste Excellent, nutty but not as intense as the Perigoird truffle, Tuber melanosporum. 
Possible Confusion No other mushroom looks similar or grows under the ground. 
Description Rare.