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| Is this really an Earthball or something different?; Earthball Identification | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 15 2016, 02:28 PM (320 Views) | |
| stinkyhorn | Sep 15 2016, 02:28 PM Post #1 |
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Is this simply a young common earthball (scleroderma citrinum) or something else? It looks and feels very much like the common earth ball but has pure white to very pale olive flesh inside instead of the typical deep purple/brown/black flesh found in earthballs. Even the larger specimens (bigger than a golf ball) have white flesh and does not discolour significantly over time. I found a small group of them (perhaps 5 or 6) under oak and near hazel. Thoughts? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| AnnB | Sep 15 2016, 03:35 PM Post #2 |
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Hi and I'm sure someone with more fungi knowledge than me will be able to answer your question.
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| Davebutterflyman | Sep 15 2016, 05:27 PM Post #3 |
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Hi Stinkyhorn and welcome to Nature UK. Yes, definitely Common Earthball but i'm not too sure why it doesn't significantly discolour after time, most young/fresh earthballs are white upon first cutting into but very soon discolour to one or all of the many shades you have mentioned. There are no similar species as far as i am aware. |
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| Night Owl | Sep 15 2016, 08:44 PM Post #4 |
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to Nature UK Stinkyhorn ![]() of the Common Earthball
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| Davebutterflyman | Sep 17 2016, 04:24 PM Post #5 |
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Scleroderma verrucosum is another type of earthball but it reacts in the same way as Common earthball when cut into, apart from the fact that the inner spores tend to go powdery and are more purple than Common earthball. |
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I'm sure someone with more fungi knowledge than me will be able to answer your question.



to Nature UK Stinkyhorn 
of the Common Earthball
3:22 PM Jul 11


