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Leopard Earthball
A small, yellowish-brown earthball covered with fine brown scales in a 'leopard skin' pattern, attached by white rhizomorphs under oaks and beech. Its firm interior turns purplish black early. It is poisonous, and young specimens can be mistaken for edible puffballs.
Poisonous; do not eat. Eating it can cause vomiting and diarrhea, and larger amounts may cause fainting (GI irritant). Cut every puffball-like mushroom in half: edible puffballs are uniformly white inside with no rind, while earthballs have a firm rind and a gleba that darkens early. A white interior showing a gill or cap outline means a young Amanita.
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