Scleroderma cepa | |
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Scientific classification
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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]
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 |