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Common Earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Description:

2 roundish spotted mushrooms

Habitat:

forest floor

1 Species ID Suggestions

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago
Common Earth Ball
Scleroderma citrinum


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2 Comments

ErikvandenEnde
ErikvandenEnde 12 years ago

thnx again! :D

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Non-edible. Earth-ball are the only puffball type fungi which are poisonous if eaten. However, they are easy to identify because they are violet on the inside, even when young.

ErikvandenEnde
Spotted by
ErikvandenEnde

Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Spotted on Jul 20, 2011
Submitted on Jul 20, 2011

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