Common Earthball
Scleroderma citrinum Pers.
Also called: Earth Ball, Pigskin Poison Puffball
Safety first
This mushroom is listed as poisonous. Eating it can make you seriously ill.
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Poisonous Source: Wikipedia: Scleroderma citrinum
Classification from Wikipedia: Scleroderma citrinum. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: M Sorensen. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: Will Kuhn. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 11 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 6 |
| April | 5 |
| May | 188 |
| June | 50 |
| July | 328 |
| August | 710 |
| September | 702 |
| October | 374 |
| November | 114 |
| December | 15 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 539 records · Foraging rules
- New York 307 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 130 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 120 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 111 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 103 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 99 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 98 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 91 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 89 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 75 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 73 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 70 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 68 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 53 records · Foraging rules
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- Tennessee52 records
- Illinois49 records
- New Hampshire42 records
- Indiana33 records
- Nova Scotia22 records
- Minnesota19 records
- District of Columbia18 records
- Maine18 records
- Florida17 records
- Missouri15 records
- Texas14 records
- California12 records
- Delaware8 records
- Iowa8 records
- New Brunswick8 records
- Oregon7 records
- Rhode Island7 records
- Louisiana6 records
- Alabama5 records
- British Columbia5 records
- Kentucky5 records
- South Carolina5 records
- Prince Edward Island4 records
- Arizona3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Idaho3 records
- Utah3 records
- Washington3 records
- Kansas2 records
- Nebraska2 records
- New Mexico2 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador2 records
- Alberta1 records
- Colorado1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- Nunavut1 records
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gleba |
|---|---|
| Ecology | mycorrhizal |
| Spore print color | purple-black |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Scleroderma citrinum, commonly known as the common earthball, pigskin poison puffball, or common earth ball, is a species of earthball fungus.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.