Scleroderma cepa, commonly known as the smooth earthball or onion earthball, is a species of gasteroid fungus up to 6 centimetres (2+1⁄4 in) in width. It has a worldwide distribution and is poisonous.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scleroderma macrosporum
- Scleroderma meridionale
- Scleroderma bovista
- Scleroderma michiganense
- Scleroderma verrucosum
- Rhizopogon luteolus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Sclerodermataceae
- Genus
- Scleroderma
- Species
- Scleroderma cepa
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