Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Sclerodermataceae
Species: Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.

Synonyms:

Scleroderma lycoperdoides Scleroderma verrucosum var. violescens

Common Name:

Leopard Earthball

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (16) Quercus (14) Quercus robur (2) Corylus avellana (2) Quercus petraea (1) Betula (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Sequoia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (8) Woodland and scrub (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Acid grassland (1) Bare ground (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (45) Soil Leaves (12) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Mossy (3) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (2) June (1) July (3) August (12) September (19) October (33) November (3) December (1)