Common Earth-ball
Scleroderma citrinum
The fruiting body is an irregular ball, covered with
rough scales and attached to the soil by a thick mycelial strand. The fruiting bodies are
4 -10cm across. The interior of the ball is filled with a dark, powdery spore mass. The
spores are liberated by the ball breaking open irregularly as it matures.
Habitat: woodland and scrubby
heathland, through late summer and early winter. |