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Michigan Earthball
Scleroderma michiganense
16 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Potato EarthballScleroderma bovistaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 202 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 110 |
| Ontario | 110 |
| Michigan | 96 |
| Wisconsin | 59 |
| Illinois | 22 |
| Indiana | 10 |
| Minnesota | 8 |
| Iowa | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Earthball fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically earthballs.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | boletes and allies · Boletales |
| Family | Sclerodermataceae |
| Genus | earthballs · Scleroderma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Michigan Earthball with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.