The HUDSON RIVER PARK Companion
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    • PLANTAE Plant kingdom >
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      • Trees - PINUS, QUERCUS, ULMUS
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      • Phyla CNIDARIA, MOLLUSCA, ARTHROPODA
      • Phylum CHORDATA
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    • Morton Street to Christopher Street) (N1) Upper Level
    • Morton Street to Christopher Street) (N1) Mid- and Ground Level
    • Christopher Street to Charles Street ((N2)
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  • Profiles
    • Three Domains and Six Kingdoms of Life >
      • PROTISTA (Protist kingdom)
      • FUNGI (Fungus [and Lichen] kingdom) >
        • AGARIACEAE (Gilled Mushroom family)
        • NIDULARIACEAE (Bird's Nest Fungi family)
        • AGARICALES (Gilled mushroom order)
        • POLYPORALES (Bracket Fungi order)
        • AGARICOMYCETES Mushroom class >
          • Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)
      • PLANTAE Plant kingdom Flora - Plant kingdom (Plantae) >
        • GINKGOPHYTA (Ginkgo division) >
          • Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
        • CONIFEROPHYTA (Conifer division) >
          • PINACEAE (Pine family) >
            • Pines - Asian
            • Pines - U.S., European
            • Pine Needles
            • Pine Cones
          • Cypress family (Cupressaceae) >
            • Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)in
            • Hinoki Falsecypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
          • TAXACEAE (Yew family) >
            • TAXUS (Yew genus)
        • MAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plant division) >
          • Dicot class (Magnoliopsida) >
            • Tree Families >
              • Beech family (Fagaceae) >
                • Oaks - Red (Black) group
                • Oaks - White group
                • Oak Leaf Gallery
                • Acorns
              • Elm family (Ulmaceae) >
                • Elm genus ULMUS
                • Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase')
              • Maple family (Aceraceae) >
                • Red Maple (Acer rubrum) >
                  • Red Maple in Spring
              • Birch family (Betulaceae) >
                • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
              • Katsura family (Cercidiphyllaceae) >
                • Katsura Tree (Cercibiphyllum japonicum)
              • Loosestrife (family Lythraceae) >
                • Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Natchez')
              • Soapberry family (Sapindaceae) >
                • Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
              • Storax family (Styracacaeae) >
                • Japanese Snow-bell (Styrax japonicus)
              • Linden family (Tiliaceae) >
                • Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa)
            • Tree and Shrub Families >
              • Pea family (Fabaceae) >
                • Peas - shrubs
                • Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius 'Moonlight')
                • Peas - trees - locusts
                • Peas - trees - U.S. - Asian
                • Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia)
                • Japanese Pagoda Tree
            • Mixed Families >
              • Rose family (Rosaceae) >
                • Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
                • Autumn Brilliance Juneberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance')
                • Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima')
                • Black Chokeberry
                • Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)
                • Crabapples >
                  • Sugar Tyme Crabapple (Malus 'Sugar Tyme')
                  • Golden Raindrops Crabapple (Malus transitoria 'Schmidtcutleaf')
                • Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii')
                • Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red')
                • Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)
                • Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'chanticleer')
                • Spirea
              • Aster family (Asteraceae) >
                • White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
                • Wormwood (Artemisia x 'Powis Castle')
                • Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
                • Blanket Flower (Gaillardia sp.)
                • Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
              • Mint family (Lamiaceae) >
                • Bluebeard (Caryopteris x Clandonensis 'Blue Mist')
                • Catmint
                • LAMIACEAE Mint Family Wildflowers
                • Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
                • Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)
                • Russian Sage (Perovskia x Superba)
            • Wildflower families >
              • Potato family (Solanaceae) >
                • Solanus genus
      • Fauna - Animal kingdom (Animalia) >
        • Arthropod phylum (Arthropoda) >
          • Spiders & Kin class (Arachnida) >
            • Spiders (Araneae) >
              • Orbweaver family (Araneidae) >
                • Black-and-Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)
                • Trashline Spider (Cyclosa conica)
                • Spotted Orbweaver Spider (Neoscona crucifera)
              • Other Spider families >
                • Orchard Orbweaver Spider (Leucauge venusta)
                • Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
                • Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)
          • Insect class (Insecta) >
            • Butterflies and Moth order (Lepidoptera) >
              • Butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea) >
                • Gossamer-wings (family Lycaenidae) >
                  • Blues (subfamily Polyomattinae) >
                    • Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)
                    • Azures
                  • Hairstreaks (subfamily Theclinae)
                • Brush-foot (family Nymphalidae) >
                  • Brush-foot (subfamily Nymphalinae) >
                    • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
                    • Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
                    • Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
                    • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
                    • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
                    • American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
                  • Fritillaries (subfamily Heliconiinae
                  • Milkweeds (subfamily Danainae)
                • Swallowtails (family Papilionidae) >
                  • Tiger Swallowtail, Eastern (Papilio glaucus)
                • Whites and Sulphurs (family Pieridae) >
                  • Whites
                  • Sulphurs >
                    • Colias
                    • Genus Phoebis
              • Untitled >
                • Nessus Sphinx Moth (Amphion floridensis)
                • Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis)
                • Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe)
                • American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana))
                • Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)
                • Sweetheart Underwing Moth (Catocala amatrix)
                • Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
                • Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)
              • Skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea)
            • Dragonfly and Damselfly order (Odonata) >
              • Dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) >
                • Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
                • Skimmer family (Libellulidae) >
                  • Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis)
                  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
                  • Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata)
                  • Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)
            • Katydid, Cricket, Grasshopper order (Orthoptera) >
              • Long-horned Orthoptera suborder (Ensifera) >
                • Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcata)
                • Restless Bush Cricket (Hapithus agitator)
              • Grasshoppper suborder (Caelifera) >
                • Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
            • Beetle order (Coleoptera) >
              • Lady Beetle family (Coccinellidae) >
                • Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
                • Pink Twelve-spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata lengi))
                • Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) >
                  • Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Life Cycle
                • Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)
                • Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata) >
                  • Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle Life Cycle
              • Other Beetle families
            • Cicada and Bug order (Hemiptera) >
              • True Bug suborder (Heteroptera)
              • Swamp Cicada (Tibicen tibicen)
        • Chordate phylum (Chordata) >
          • Bird class (Aves) >
            • Duck, Goose, Swan family (Anatidae) >
              • Dabbling Duck subfamily (Anatinae) Anas genus >
                • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) >
                  • Mallard Ducklings
                • Gadwall (Anas strepera) >
                  • Gadwall Ducklings
                • Black Duck, American (Anas rubripes) >
                  • Black Duck Ducklings - 2013
              • Diving Duck subfamily (Aythyinae) >
                • Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
                • Scaup, Greater (Aythya marila)
              • Merganser subfamily (Merginae) >
                • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
                • Long-tailed Duck [Oldsquaw] (Clangula hyemalis)
                • Merganser, Red-breasted (Mergus serrator)
                • Merganser, Common (Mergus merganser)
              • Stiff-tailed Duck subfamily (Oxyurinae) >
                • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
              • Goose subfamily (Anserinae) >
                • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) >
                  • Canada Goose Goslings >
                    • Canada Goose Goslings - 2008 - 2012
                    • Canada Goose Goslings - 2013
                • Brant, Atlantic (Branta bernicla hrota)
              • Swan subfamily (Cygninae) >
                • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
            • Loon family (Gaviidae)
            • Grebe family (Podicipedidae)
            • Cormorant family (Phalacrocoracidae)
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    • BRYOPHYTA (Moss division)
  • Pine Grove to West 12th Street
  • PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtail family)
  • Trees - PINUS, QUERCUS, ULMUS
  • Lady Beetles
  • BASAL ANGIOSPERMS
    • EUDICOTS >
      • CORE EUDICOTS >
        • rosids >
          • eurosid II
          • eurosid I
        • asterids >
          • euasterid II
          • euasterid I >
            • Lamiales (mint order)

Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball


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Fungi
    Basidiomycota
        Agaricomycetes
            Boletales
                Sclerodermataceae
                    Scleroderma Pers. 1801
                        Scleroderma citrinum Pers. 1801

sclero (Gr) = "hard"
derma (Gr) = "skin"
citrinum (L) = "lemon-like"
Native to North America

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