Dyemaker's Puffball
Pisolithus arhizus
Family: Sclerodermataceae
Also called: Dyemaker's Puffball, Dead Man's Foot, Dyeball
Overview
Globular yellow-brown gasteroid with pea-like chambers. Mycorrhizal with pines and oaks, often on disturbed soil. Inedible; valuable for natural yellow/gold dye.
Edibility
Toxic
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Mycorrhizal with oak
- Mycorrhizal with pine
Where it grows
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