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Scleroderma bovista Fr., 1829 (Potato Earthball)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Scleroderma bovista Fruitbody 28 September 2004 South Devon England 8 10

Suggested Literature

Scleroderma bovista may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Scleroderma bovista is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy or well-drained soils]

Associated with Scleroderma bovista:

Scleroderma bovista may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
Scleroderma
(earthballs)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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