Scleroderma citrinum
This little puffball look alike should not be confused with regular puffballs. It is poisonous. It usually grows alone on the ground and its interior is black.
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Scleroderma citrinum
Type: Puffballs and othersCollection date: 10/14/2008
Name: Scleroderma citrinum
Common Name: Earthball, False Puffball
Description: This is a small puffball shaped mushroom. It grows on the ground, usually alone. The interior is blackish at maturity.
Edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
Color: White with brown spots
Size: 2-10cm
Cap type: round
Gills: No Gills
Stem type: Lateral, rudimentary, absent
Flesh: Black
Texture: Flesh granular or brittle
Veil: none
Ring: none
Volva: none
Mycelium: white
Spore color:
Habitat: Grows in woods
Habitat2: Grows on the ground
Habitat3: bare ground Beech Oak Hickory walnut
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