Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers.
(Scaly Earthball)

Interactions where Scleroderma verrucosum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood [Trees]Questionable broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma verrucosum/Scleroderma verrucosumscaly earthballfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees?deadwood
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma verrucosum/Scleroderma verrucosumscaly earthballfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball)
GenusScleroderma (earthballs)
FamilySCLERODERMATACEAE (earthballs and dyeballs)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball)

Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Scleroderma verrucosum (Scaly Earthball)

A warmth-loving speces of rich soil in parks. It has a long contorted rooting base up to 5cm long.

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