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Pigskin Poison Puffball - Scleroderma citrinum <br /> Scaly, hard, tan-brown puffball. Inside, the spore mass was black.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66161/pigskin_poison_puffball_-_scleroderma_citrinum.html" title="Pigskin Poison Puffball - Scleroderma citrinum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66161_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=24Xc3QoEBId265QOyC7029a%2B9GA%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Pigskin Poison Puffball - Scleroderma citrinum Scaly, hard, tan-brown puffball. Inside, the spore mass was black.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66162/pigskin_poison_puffball_-_scleroderma_citrinum.html<br /> Common Earthball,Geotagged,Scleroderma citrinum,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,puffball" /></a></figure><br /> Common Earthball,Geotagged,Scleroderma citrinum,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,puffball Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Pigskin Poison Puffball - Scleroderma citrinum


Scaly, hard, tan-brown puffball. Inside, the spore mass was black.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly coniferous forest.

Pigskin Poison Puffball - Scleroderma citrinum Scaly, hard, tan-brown puffball. Inside, the spore mass was black.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66162/pigskin_poison_puffball_-_scleroderma_citrinum.html<br /> Common Earthball,Geotagged,Scleroderma citrinum,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,puffball

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Such a cool looking interior! I looks like activated carbon! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Marta! This one was nice and uniform inside. Sometimes they are gooey! Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Perfect! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! Posted 6 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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Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 10, 2018. Captured Sep 5, 2018 09:36 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.