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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Boletales: Sclerodermataceae: Scleroderma bovista Fr.

Scleroderma bovista – potato earthball

Synonyms: Scleroderma fuscum, Scleroderma macrorrhizon, Scleroderma verrucosum, Scleroderma vulgare, Tuber fuscum.

Common name: potato earthball.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

False puffball mushroom <B>Scleroderma bovista</B>(?) collected on Texas Avenue South on campus of Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-10-16.htm">October 16, 2017</A>
LinkFalse puffball mushroom Scleroderma bovista(?) collected on Texas Avenue South on campus of Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, October 16, 2017
False puffball mushrooms <B>Scleroderma bovista</B> in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-10-10.htm">October 10, 2018</A>
LinkFalse puffball mushrooms Scleroderma bovista in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 10, 2018
Location on maps8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>(?)) on a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-01-06.htm">January 6, 2021</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista(?)) on a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 6, 2021
Location on mapsSchob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>) in prairie in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-01-24.htm">January 24, 2021</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista) in prairie in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 24, 2021
Location on maps23668 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>(?)) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-10-29.htm">October 29, 2021</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista(?)) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2021
Location on maps906, Ashburn Avenue, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>)(?) under crape myrtle in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-12-07.htm">December 7, 2021</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista)(?) under crape myrtle in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Location on mapsTexas Avenue, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77845, United States
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-09.htm">November 9, 2023</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023
Location on mapsYaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores (stacked image) of earthball mushrooms <B>Scleroderma bovista</B> (in KOH) collected on a pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023
LinkSpores (stacked image) of earthball mushrooms Scleroderma bovista (in KOH) collected on a pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023
Spores of earthball mushrooms <B>Scleroderma bovista</B> (in KOH) collected on a pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023
LinkSpores of earthball mushrooms Scleroderma bovista (in KOH) collected on a pipeline in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 9, 2023
Potato earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma bovista</B>) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-03-29.htm">March 29, 2024</A>
LinkPotato earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma bovista) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
Location on mapsParkview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77863, United States

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