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nounfleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorntype of:part of:
Definition that contains gleba
- sclerodermatales an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
- family secotiaceae a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
- mutinus caninus a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
- secotiaceae a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
- family sphaerobolaceae monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
- order hymenogastrales an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
- astreus hygrometricus a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan
- sphaerobolaceae monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
- geastrum coronatum an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac
- order sclerodermatales an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)