| Scleroderma cepa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
| Genus: | Scleroderma |
| Species: | S. cepa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleroderma cepa Pers. |
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| Scleroderma cepa | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| glebal hymenium | |
| no distinct cap | |
| hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| lacks a stipe | |
| spore print is purple-black | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: poisonous | |
Scleroderma cepa is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.