How to identify it?
Fruiting Body
Fruiting body small to medium sized; round or flat.
Flesh
Flesh hard, black. Odour and taste not distinctive.
Habit & Habitat
The species is an ectomycorrhizal fungus; it grows singly or in small groups and clusters in acidic woodland. Spore print black.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Boletes and allies Family
Hard-skinned puffballs Genus
Earth balls Species
Common earthball