Species

Scleroderma citrinum (Common earthball)

Scleroderma citrinum. Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scleroderma citrinum, commonly known as the common earthball, pigskin poison puffball, or common earth ball, is the most common species of earthball in the UK and occurs widely in woods, heathland and in short grass from autumn to winter. Scleroderma citrinum has two synonyms, Scleroderma aurantium (Vaill.) and Scleroderma vulgare Horn.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Boletales (Boletes and allies)
        Suborder: Sclerodermatineae
        Family: Sclerodermataceae
        Genus: Scleroderma (Earthballs)
        Species: Scleroderma citrinum (Common earthball)

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