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? Common earthball I have found 4 of these growing between stones in my garden, the black colour inside is amazing! Common Earthball,Scotland,scleroderma citrinum Click/tap to enlarge

? Common earthball

I have found 4 of these growing between stones in my garden, the black colour inside is amazing!

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    Jag1876
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    I'm not sure if anyone can advise me on these, I keep chickens and I'm really concerned these could harm them.
    Any advise would be very much appreciated     Posted 5 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Welcome to JungleDragon!

      Can you please set the location of where the photo was taken? See "Geotag photo" or "Set country" buttons.

      As for your question (do not see this as any medical advise), I can share this from Wikipedia:

      "Ingestion of scleroderma citrinum can cause gastrointestinal distress in humans and animals, and some individuals may experience lacrimation, rhinitis and rhinorrhea, and conjunctivitis from exposure to its spores."

      Are your chickens eating them?       Posted 5 years ago

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The Common Earthball

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.

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Uploaded Sep 2, 2020. Captured Sep 2, 2020 18:35.
  • LYA-L09
  • f/2.2
  • 1/99996336
  • ISO800
  • 2.35mm