Tuber aestivum
| Summer truffle / Burgundy truffle | |
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| Summer truffle, cut open | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Tuberaceae |
| Genus: | Tuber |
| Species: | T. aestivum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tuber aestivum Vittad. (1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Tuber aestivum | |
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| Glebal hymenium | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is blackish-brown to brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is choice | |
The summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) or burgundy truffle (Tuber uncinatum) is a species of truffle, found in almost all European countries.