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
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Binomial name | |
Scleroderma cepa Pers. (1801)
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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]