Scleroderma areolatum

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Scleroderma areolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Sclerodermataceae
Genus: Scleroderma
Species: S. areolatum
Binomial name
Scleroderma areolatum
Ehrenb.

This is a close cousin to the giant puffball but is extremely poisonous and is able to be distinguished by cutting it in half. The puffball has a more dense middle.

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