| The shape of the fruiting body forms the basis for inclusion in the gasteromycetes subgroup. |
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| It is part of the gasteromycetes fungi family, which means it is round and has no visible root or stem. |
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| The fertile portion of the Gasteromycetes, called a gleba, may become powdery as in the puffballs or slimy as in the stinkhorns. |
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| These as well as other fungi belonging to the Gasteromycetes and Polyporaceae probably do occur in the area but were neither collected nor encountered. |
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