Scleroderma cepa
Species of fungus
Scleroderma cepa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
Genus: | Scleroderma |
Species: | S. cepa |
Binomial name | |
Scleroderma cepa Pers. (1801) |
Scleroderma cepa, commonly known as the smooth earthball,[1] is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is poisonous.[2]
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Species of fungus
Scleroderma cepa Mycological characteristics | |
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is white to purple-black | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is poisonous |
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