Scleroderma cepa
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]
References
[edit]Scleroderma cepa | |
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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 |
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.