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Common Earthball, False Puffball Scleroderma citrinum

Scleroderma citrinum

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DoraAnderson
DoraAnderson 12 years ago
Common Earthball, False Puffball
Scleroderma citrinum Scleroderma citrinum (MushroomExpert.Com)


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Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

Dora's got it; the ochre color, scales usually having a central wart, and its fruiting in Massachusetts all point to one of the most commonly-seen species of the Scleroderma group.

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Sep 25, 2008
Submitted on Dec 30, 2011

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