Scleroderma citrinum, commonly known as the common earthball, pigskin poison puffball, or common earth ball, is a species of earthball fungus.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. Common earthball; gastrointestinal Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scleroderma areolatum — considered toxic
- Scleroderma verrucosum
- Scleroderma michiganense
- Scleroderma macrosporum
- Scleroderma cepa — considered toxic
- Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Sclerodermataceae
- Genus
- Scleroderma
- Species
- Scleroderma citrinum
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