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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Boletales: Sclerodermataceae: Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.

Scleroderma areolatum – leopard earthball

Common names: leopard earthball, Puffball-like Scleroderma.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Scleroderma areolatum is a basidiomycete fungus and a member of the genus Scleroderma, or "earth balls."

German: Leopardenfell-Hartbovist, Hungarian: Leopárd-áltrifla, Polish: Tęgoskór lamparci, Russian: Ложнодождевик пятнистый, Swedish: Rutig rottryffel, Welsh: Coden smotiog.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Leopard earthball mushrooms <B>Scleroderma areolatum</B> in deep shade in an oak forest near a trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-05-26.htm">May 26, 2020</A>
LinkLeopard earthball mushrooms Scleroderma areolatum in deep shade in an oak forest near a trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020
Location on maps14802 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Leopard earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma areolatum</B>) on a wet log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-05.htm">June 5, 2021</A>
LinkLeopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) on a wet log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021
Location on mapsLSHT Little Lake Creek Loop, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Leopard earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma areolatum</B>) on a mossy log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-10-21.htm">October 21, 2021</A>
LinkLeopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) on a mossy log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 21, 2021
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Leopard earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma areolatum</B>) on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-06.htm">June 6, 2022</A>
LinkLeopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) on a rotting log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of leopard earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma areolatum</B>) in iodine solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
LinkSpores of leopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) in iodine solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
Spores of leopard earthball mushrooms (<B>Scleroderma areolatum</B>) in KOH solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022
LinkSpores of leopard earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma areolatum) in KOH solution, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, June 6, 2022

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