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Battarrea phalloides
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About
Battarrea phalloides is an inedible species of mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, and the type species of the genus Battarrea. Known in the vernacular as the scaley-stalked puffball, sandy stiltball, or desert stalked puffball, it has a woody, slender, and shaggy or scaly stem that is typically up to 40 centimeters (15.7 in) in length. Although its general appearance resembles an agaric with stem and gills, atop the stem is a spore sac, consisting of a peridium...
- Family
- Agaricaceae
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- Name
- Battarrea phalloides
- Slug
- battarrea-phalloides
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Genus
- Battarrea
- Species
- phalloides
- Wikidata QID
- Q2092258
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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