Sclerodermataceae
Scleroderma citrinum Pers.
Scleroderma citrinum Pers.
Scleroderma citrinum, the common earthball, is a poisonous fungus found across Europe and North America that often mimics edible puffballs.
Scleroderma cepa Pers.
Scleroderma cepa Pers.
Scleroderma cepa Pers. is a poisonous widespread ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculent in agriculture and horticulture.
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers.
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers.
Scleroderma verrucosum is an ectomycorrhizal fungus found across multiple continents, with uncertain edibility due to reported poisoning in some people.
Scleroderma meridionale Demoulin & Malençon
Scleroderma meridionale Demoulin & Malençon
Scleroderma meridionale is an ectomycorrhizal false truffle found mostly in the Mediterranean basin, with unknown edibility.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb. is a poisonous fungus that grows in neutral deciduous forest soil.
Scleroderma polyrhizum (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
Scleroderma polyrhizum (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
Scleroderma polyrhizum is a toxic fungus with star-shaped mature fruit bodies found across multiple continents.
Pisolithus tinctorius (Mont.) E.Fisch.
Pisolithus tinctorius (Mont.) E.Fisch.
Pisolithus tinctorius is an inedible puffball with brown spores, used for natural clothing dye and as a root stimulator in gardening.
Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert
Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert
Pisolithus arhizus is an inedible puffball fungus used for natural clothing dye and as a gardening root stimulator.
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