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Common Earthball

scleroderma citrinum

The Common Earthball is a round, spongy fungus that can be found on the forest floor! Its unique shape makes it look like a little ball just waiting to be discovered during your outdoor adventures.

Hábitat: Forests, grasslands, and sometimes gardens.

Aspecto

The Common Earthball is a firm, round fungus, typically 3-10 cm wide. It has a yellowish-brown, warty or scaly outer skin, making it look like a tough, bumpy potato. Inside, it's firm and white when young, turning dark purple-brown and powdery as it matures.

ReinoFungiFiloBasidiomycotaClaseAgaricomycetesOrdenBoletalesFamiliaSclerodermataceaeGéneroScleroderma
Common Earthball
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Common Earthball

Categoría

Hongos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

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Datos interesantes

Its warty skin makes it look like a tiny, bumpy alien planet.

Stepping on a ripe one can make a puff of "smoke"!

They are NOT edible puffballs; they are poisonous!

Young earthballs smell a bit like rubber or chemicals!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Spore Cloud Shooter

Common Earthball can release millions of powdery spores when disturbed, helping them spread far and wide.

Habilidad

Tree Root Helper

Common Earthball has a hidden network that helps trees absorb water and nutrients, making forests healthier.

Medidas y detalles

Edibility
poisonous
Cap Diameter
3-10 cm
Sustrato de crecimiento
soil
Temporada
Verano a otoño
Color de las esporas
Olive-brown to purplish-brown

Conexiones ecológicas

symbiotic with

Oak

Quercus robur

Helps oak trees get water and nutrients from the soil.

symbiotic with

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Forms beneficial root connections, aiding pine tree growth.

eaten by

Black Slug

Arion ater

Slugs occasionally nibble on its developing fruiting body.

eaten by

Ground Beetle

Pterostichus melanarius

Some beetles might feed on its decomposing tissues.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Common Earthball FungusEarthball MushroomScleroderma

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

Do not touch or eat wild mushrooms without adult supervision.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el edibility de Common Earthball?

poisonous

¿Cuál es el cap Diameter de Common Earthball?

3-10 cm

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Common Earthball?

Forests, grasslands, and sometimes gardens.

¿Cuál es el sustrato de crecimiento de Common Earthball?

soil

¿Cuál es el temporada de Common Earthball?

Verano a otoño

¿Cuál es el color de las esporas de Common Earthball?

Olive-brown to purplish-brown

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