Scleroderma citrinum

Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Sclerodermataceae
Species: Scleroderma citrinum Pers.

Synonyms:

Scleroderma aurantiacum
Scleroderma aurantium
Scleroderma vulgare

Common Name:

Common Earthball




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (14) Betula pubescens (2) Pteridium aquilinum (2) Beech (1) Betula pendula (1) Corylus avellana (1) Quercus petraea (1) Taxus baccata (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10) Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland: mixed (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Woodland: plantation (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Acid grassland (1) Fen (1) Improved grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Rowan-birch woods (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (11) Soil bare (9) Soil Grassy (8) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Mossy (6) Dead Wood (3) Soil Needle (2) Tree (2) Stump (1) Wood Chips (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) May (1) July (5) August (13) September (27) October (30) November (3) December (1)