Scleroderma cepa

Scleroderma cepa
A group of three round, flattened, brown fungal fruiting bodies are arranged on the ground. One of the fruiting bodies is in situ, half-emerged from the soil. The other two have been removed so that the fungal hyphae on the underside, which rooted it to the soil, are visible. One of the uprooted fruiting bodies is intact, and part of it is stained dark brown. The other is cut in half, and the cross section displays black gleba surrounded by a thin, white, protective layer known as the peridium.
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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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

Scleroderma cepa, commonly known as the smooth earthball or onion earthball,[1][2] is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is poisonous.

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