| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Basidiomycetes |
| Order: Boletales | Family: Sclerodermataceae |
| Species: Scleroderma bovista Fr. | |
| Synonyms: |
Scleroderma fuscum Scleroderma texense Scleroderma verrucosum subsp. bovista Scleroderma verrucosum var. bovista |
| Common Name: | Potato Earthball |
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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (2) Fagus sylvatica (2) Larix (2) Quercus (2) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1) Tilia (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Built-up areas (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Bare ground (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (9) Soil bare (7) Soil Mossy (3) Soil (1) Soil Needle (1) Stony (1) Wood (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: July (4) August (6) September (8) October (5) November (3) |
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