Scleroderma aurantium

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Sclerodermataceae Edible: Fungus, CAUTION Potential hazards — see below 21 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A puffball fungus found in temperate regions, classified in the family Sclerodermataceae (also Lycoperdiaceae).

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Traditional Uses

CAUTION: This fungus is reported as poisonous in some places. IT SHOULD NOT BE EATEN. The risks are greater with alcohol. It is eaten cooked and raw and also in a preparation of salted fish.

Known Hazards

This fungus is reported as poisonous in some places and should not be eaten. The risks are greater with alcohol consumption.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Europe, France, Germany, Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, North America, SE Asia, USA,

Notes

Also put in the family Lycoperdiaceae.

Also Known As

Kukhura fule

References (4)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 561
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2018
Dongol, et al, 1995, Edible Mushrooms in Nepal
Rijal, A., 2011, Surviving on Knowledge: Ethnobotany of Chepang community from mid-hills of Nepal. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 9:181-215