Scleroderma (fungus)
Scleroderma | |
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Scleroderma texense | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
Genus: | Scleroderma Pers.
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Type species | |
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers. (1801)
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Scleroderma is a
. They are found worldwide. Various members of this genus are used as inoculation symbionts to colonize and promote the growth of tree seedlings in nurseries.[2] They are not edible.The name comes from the
Greek
sclera meaning hard and derma meaning skin.
Description
The
ectomycorrhizal with shrubs and trees, and have a worldwide distribution.[3]
See also
References
- PMID 17486973.
- PMID 17406907.
- ISBN 0-916422-74-7.