Biology:Scleroderma cepa

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Short description: Species of fungus

Scleroderma cepa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Sclerodermataceae
Genus: Scleroderma
Species:
S. cepa
Binomial name
Scleroderma cepa
Pers. (1801)

Scleroderma cepa is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is poisonous.[1]

References

  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1611092 entry