Common Earthball - Scleroderma citrinum
Description
The Common Earthball often has a yellowish tinge, 2-10cm, usually slightly more elongate than spherical with a scaly pattern on its surface. All Earthballs are poisonous and should not be eaten.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
In leaf litter or on mossy soil under deciduous trees, usually in or at the edge of woods, and particularly associated with Oak.
When to see it
Autumn
UK Status
Fairly Common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
 Burbage Common SP44739522 (taken 1.9.2010),.JPG)
Graham CalowBurbage Common01 September 2010
David NichollsCharnwood Lodge01 September 2012
David NichollsBurbage Common22 October 2005
David NichollsCharnwood Lodge NR02 October 2005
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood27 October 2012
David NichollsBeacon Hill Country Park22 February 2017
David NichollsUlverscroft NR05 November 2004
 Burbage Common SP44739522 (taken 1.9.2010),.JPG)
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 Burbage Common SP44739522 (taken 1.9.2010).JPG)
Graham CalowBurbage Common01 September 2010
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood23 October 2004
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood12 November 2011
Barbara CooperLong Clawson07 July 2012under oak
Maggie FrankumKnighton garden22 July 2012
Maggie FrankumKnighton garden22 July 2012
David NichollsCharnwood Lodge01 September 2012
LostashSwithland Woods19 September 2015
LostashMartinshaw Wood02 November 2013
AJ CannUlverscroft02 October 2016
 Burbage Common SP44739522 (taken 1.9.2010).JPG)
