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Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers., 1801 (Scaly Earthball)

Notes (MWS) A warmth-loving speces of rich soil in parks. It has a long contorted rooting base up to 5cm long.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 25 September 1999 Berks England 7 9
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 19 October 1997 Berks England 1
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 18 October 1997 North Wiltshire England 4
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 29 September 1997 Berks England 7
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 19 January 1975 Berks England 1
Scleroderma verrucosum Fruitbody 20 October 1974 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Scleroderma verrucosum 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 verrucosum is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood Questionable Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Scleroderma verrucosum:

Scleroderma verrucosum 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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