Scleroderma cepa
| Scleroderma cepa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Glebal hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is white to purple-black | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is poisonous | |
Scleroderma cepa, commonly known as the smooth earthball or onion earthball, is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is poisonous.