I have loved mushrooms since childhood, and I have also been a programmer for a long time. Combining these two hobbies, I wrote this website. Previously, I had two other mushroom identification sites, which I sold. Only one of them remains accessible today. My goal with the current site is to create an easy-to-use search and identification platform that works great both in the field and at home. I hope it brings joy to others.
Bartha László
Species flashcards
Practice area: created for the 303-species Hungarian mushroom inspector requirement. It is not an official examination; requirements in other countries may differ.
Summer Truffle
Tuber aestivum
excellent edible
- Habitat: deciduous
- Fruiting season: July – December
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Description
Description: Rounded, underground-growing mushroom species. Covered with characteristic protruding warts.
Fruiting body: 2-7 (10) cm in diameter; irregularly tuber-shaped; brownish-blackish; its thick rind is covered with polygonal; pyramid-like protruding warts.
Hymenium: Located inside the fruiting body, on the surface of the veins.
Flesh: Hard, marble-like veined, grayish-white or yellowish-white when young, becoming purple-brown with age; its smell is initially weak, then reminiscent of cooked corn, taste characteristic.
Spore: Creamy white or yellow; 20 x 45 18-35μm; egg-shaped, rough, irregular surface.
Occurrence: From July to December, primarily in fresh parts of calcareous deciduous forests (oak, beech), forest edges, growing below the soil surface, not rare species. Often several fruiting bodies are found in one nest.
Edibility: Edible, gourmet mushroom. Can be stored for a long time in a cool place. Must be peeled before preparation.
Confusion: Pigs or trained dogs were formerly used to search for it. Similar to the poisonous common earthball, which was used for truffle adulteration.
Note: tuber is a Latin word meaning tuber, swelling. aestivum comes from the Latin word aestivus, meaning summer or summer-like.
Species description: In 1831, the Italian Carlo Vittadini (1800-1865) described the summer truffle and gave it the name Tuber aestivum, which is still the generally accepted scientific name.
Taxonomy
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassPezizomycetes
- OrderPezizales
- FamilyTuberaceae
- GenusTuber
- Species: aestivum
- Described by: Vittad.
- Hungarian name: nyári szarvasgomba
- Lifestyle: saprotroph
- Edibility: edible
