Pisolithus arhizus

Pisolithus arhizus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Sclerodermataceae
Genus: Pisolithus
Species:
P. arhizus
Binomial name
Pisolithus arhizus
(Scop.) Rauschert (1959)
Synonyms
  • Lycoperdon arrizon Scop. (1786)
  • Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker & Couch (1928)
Pisolithus arhizus
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is inedible

Pisolithus arhizus, commonly known as the dead man's foot, dyeball,[1] pardebal, or Bohemian truffle, is a widespread earthball-like fungus.

Description

The fruiting body is 5–30 centimetres (2–12 in) tall and 4–20 cm (1+1⁄2–8 in) wide, with a thin yellow-brown to brown exterior layer.[2] The spores are brown.[2]

Dictyocephalos attenuatus is similar.[2]

Uses

This puffball's black viscous gel is used as a natural dye for clothes.[3] Pisolithus arhizus is a major component in mycorrhizal fungus mixtures that are used in gardening as powerful root stimulators.[4] It is inedible.[5]

Culture

In South Africa, it is known as the pardebal, and in Europe, it is known as the Bohemian truffle.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Michael; Stevens, Fred. "California Fungi: Pisolithus arhizus". MycoWeb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
  3. ^ Roberts P, Evans S (2011). The Book of Fungi. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-226-72117-0.
  4. ^ Kuo M, Methven A (2010). 100 Cool Mushrooms. University of Michigan Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-472-03417-8.
  5. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 335. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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