Scleroderma bovista

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SclerodermataceaeMushrooms
Scleroderma bovista
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Scleroderma bovista
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Scleroderma bovista
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Hong Kong,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A temperate-zone mushroom in the family Sclerodermataceae (also classified as Lycoperdiaceae).

Notes

Also put in the family Lycoperdiaceae.

References (1)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17

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