Scleroderma (fungus)
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Scleroderma is a genus of fungi, commonly known as earth balls, now known to belong to the Boletales order, in suborder Sclerodermatineae.[1] The best known species are S. citrinum and S. verrucosum. They are found worldwide. Various members of this genus are used as inoculation symbionts to colonize and promote the growth of tree seedlings in nurseries.[2] They are not edible.
Quick Facts Scleroderma, Scientific classification ...
Scleroderma | |
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Scleroderma texense | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
Genus: | Scleroderma Pers. |
Type species | |
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers. (1801) |
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The name comes from the Greek sclera meaning hard and derma meaning skin.