Tuber

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Tuber is a genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi best known for producing truffles, highly prized edible subterranean fruiting bodies.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tuber canonical 3
Tuber P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. 1
Tuber aestivum 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal genus ⓘ
genus ⓘ
associatedPlantFamilies Fagaceae ⓘ
Pinaceae ⓘ
associatedPlantGenera Corylus ⓘ
Pinus ⓘ
Quercus ⓘ
belongsTo Tuberaceae ⓘ
class Pezizomycetes ⓘ
commonName truffle fungi ⓘ
culturalSignificance highly prized in gastronomy ⓘ
dispersalAgent insects ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
distribution Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
division Ascomycota ⓘ
economicUse culinary delicacy ⓘ
edible fungi ⓘ
edibility many species edible ⓘ
family Tuberaceae ⓘ
formsSymbiosisWith shrubs ⓘ
trees ⓘ
fruitingBodyType hypogeous ascoma ⓘ
subterranean ⓘ
fruitingSeason species-dependent ⓘ
growthForm mycelium in soil ⓘ
habitat Mediterranean forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
isEctomycorrhizal true ⓘ
kingdom Fungi ⓘ
knownFor producing gourmet truffles ⓘ
lifestyle obligately symbiotic ⓘ
notableSpecies Tuber aestivum ⓘ
Tuber borchii ⓘ
Tuber magnatum ⓘ
linked to: Tuber magnatum Pico

Tuber melanosporum ⓘ
nutritionalMode biotrophic ⓘ
odorRole attracts animals for spore dispersal ⓘ
order Pezizales ⓘ
phylum Ascomycota ⓘ
produces truffles ⓘ
reproduction sexual via ascospores ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Tuber P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. ⓘ
linked to: Tuber
sporeType ascospore ⓘ
symbiosisType ectomycorrhiza ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tuberaceae → includes → Tuber aestivum ⓘ
linked to: Tuber
Tuber → scientificNameAuthorship → Tuber P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. ⓘ
linked to: Tuber
Pezizales → includesGenus → Tuber ⓘ