Tuber melanosporum
| Tuber melanosporum | |
|---|---|
| Fruiting body of Tuber melanosporum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Tuberaceae |
| Genus: | Tuber |
| Species: | T. melanosporum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tuber melanosporum Vittad. 1831 | |
| Tuber melanosporum | |
|---|---|
| Glebal hymenium | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Tuber melanosporum, called the black truffle, Périgord truffle or French black truffle, is a species of truffle native to Southern Europe. It is one of the most expensive edible fungi in the world. In 2013, the truffle cost between 1,000 and 2,000 euros per kilogram.