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Sandy stiltball (Battarrea phalloides)

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Kingdom	Fungi
Phylum	Basidiomycota
Class	Basidiomycetes
Order	Tulostomatales
Family	Battarreaceae
Genus	Battarrea (1)
Size	Stipe (stem) height: 10-25 cm (2) Spore mass diameter: 2.5- 9 cm (2) Stipe (stem) diameter: 1- 2.5 cm (2)

Status

Provisionally classified as Endangered in Great Britain (3), and fully protected in the UK under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (3). Digging up fungi without permission could also constitute theft under the Theft Act of 1968 (4).