(28 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)
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Truffles
Edible 
Autumn 
Summer 
British Summer truffle, Tuber aestivum
Very hard to find without a female pig or trained dog.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Summer Truffle (EN), Black Truffle, Cloren Foch (CY), Trufla Letnia (PL), Nyári Szarvasgomba (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Tuber aestivum |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Nov |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 0 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 8 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Fruiting Body
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 with other trees.
Possible Confusion
No other mushroom looks similar or grows under the ground.
Spore Print
Blackish brown to brown. Ovoid.
Taste / Smell
Excellent, nutty but not as intense as the Perigoird truffle, Tuber melanosporum.
Frequency
Difficult to say as they grow underground hidden from sight.
6 comments for Truffles
Great site. Very helpful. There seem to be more edible fungi than poisonous ones.
How deep are truffles?
I’ve only found an inedible Truffle so far and it had just broken the surface. I’m not sure how deep they can be found but I have seen other people collect them and they are not very far below the surface.
What a great site
Woohoo
I live in an orchard and have a few town of cob nut trees. (Oxfordshire)
My dog suddenly appeared this afternoon with what looked very much like a truffle. Probably a bit old because is has a very faint smell and no flavour whatsoever.
Could this really be a truffle?
… a few ROWS of cob nut trees … (sorry)