Species
Battarrea phalloides (Sandy stilt-puffball)
Battarrea phalloides. Photo: (c) Adam J. Searcy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Battarrea phalloides is an inedible species of mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, and the type species of the genus Battarrea. Known in the vernacular as the scaley-stalked puffball, sandy stiltball, or desert stalked puffball, it has a woody, slender, and shaggy or scaly stem that is typically up to 40 centimeters (15.7 in) in length. Although its general appearance resembles an agaric with stem and gills, atop the stem is a spore sac, consisting of a peridium…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Suborder: Agaricineae
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Family: Battarreaceae
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Genus: Battarrea
- Species: Battarrea phalloides (Sandy stilt-puffball)
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Genus: Battarrea
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Family: Battarreaceae
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Suborder: Agaricineae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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