Species

Scleroderma polyrhizum (Many-rooted earthball)

Scleroderma polyrhizum. Photo: (c) Sarah Gregg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Scleroderma polyrhizum, commonly known as the star earthball or dead man’s hand, is a basidiomycete fungus and a member of the genus Scleroderma, or “earthballs”. Found in dry, sandy soils, this species begins completely buried before slowly forcing the soil aside as it cracks apart to form a rough, star-shaped body with a diameter of 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in). At the center is the dark, brownish spore mass. Widely distributed wherever the soil and climate are favorable, it…

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