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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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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References edit
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 |
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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