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Common Earthball, Kartoffelbovist, Scléroderme orangé, Scléroderme vulgaire

Scleroderma citrinum

Description:

Scleroderma citrinum Pers. syn. S. aurantium (Vaill.) Pers. syn. S. vulgare Horn. Kartoffelbovist Scléroderme vulgaire, Scléroderme orangé Common Earthball. Fruit body 2–10cm across, subglobose, attached to the substrate by cord-like mycelial threads, wall dirty yellow to ochre-brown, thick and tough, coarsely scaly, breaking open irregularly to liberate the spores. Gleba purplish-black at first patterned by whitish veins, powdery when mature. Spores brown, globose, with a net-like ornamentation, 9–13m in diameter. Habitat on mossy or peaty ground on heaths or in rich woodland, especially on sandy soil. Season late summer to early winter. Common. Not edible.

Habitat:

Taiga, North America, Europe

1 Species ID Suggestions

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago
Pig-Skin Puffball
Scleroderma citrinum


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3 Comments

Robb Hannawacker
Robb Hannawacker 10 years ago

or Pig-skin puffball. Looks like a match, but not good eating!

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Puff balls are mushrooms. Check my suggestion out, see it you think it's correct

Team buccee
Team buccee 10 years ago

Mushroom

Robb Hannawacker
Spotted by
Robb Hannawacker

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2009
Submitted on Jul 8, 2013

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