Scleroderma cepa

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]

Scleroderma cepa
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)

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


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