another mushroom
Found in the forest, not far from my home.
Pigskin poison puffball (Scleroderma citrinum), known also as common earthball or common earth ball is the most common species of earthball in the UK and occurs widely in woods, heathland and in short grass from Autumn to Winter.
Earthballs are superficially similar to, and considered look-alikes of the edible puffball, but whereas the Puff Ball has a single opening on top through which the spores are dispersed, the earthball just breaks up to release the spores. Moreover, Scleroderma citrinum has much firmer flesh and a dark gleba (interior) much earlier in development than puffballs. Scleroderma citrinum has no stem but is attached to the soil by mycelial cords. The peridium, or outer wall, is thick and firm, usually ochre yellow externally with irregular warts.
Latin name: Scleroderma vulgare or Scleroderma citrinum or Scleroderma aurantium
Polish name: tęgoskór pospolity (tęgoskór cytrynowy)
another mushroom
Found in the forest, not far from my home.
Pigskin poison puffball (Scleroderma citrinum), known also as common earthball or common earth ball is the most common species of earthball in the UK and occurs widely in woods, heathland and in short grass from Autumn to Winter.
Earthballs are superficially similar to, and considered look-alikes of the edible puffball, but whereas the Puff Ball has a single opening on top through which the spores are dispersed, the earthball just breaks up to release the spores. Moreover, Scleroderma citrinum has much firmer flesh and a dark gleba (interior) much earlier in development than puffballs. Scleroderma citrinum has no stem but is attached to the soil by mycelial cords. The peridium, or outer wall, is thick and firm, usually ochre yellow externally with irregular warts.
Latin name: Scleroderma vulgare or Scleroderma citrinum or Scleroderma aurantium
Polish name: tęgoskór pospolity (tęgoskór cytrynowy)