Elaphomyces granulatus

Elaphomyces granulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Elaphomycetaceae
Genus: Elaphomyces
Species:
E. granulatus
Binomial name
Elaphomyces granulatus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • ? scaber Willd.
    • Ceraunium granulatum (Fr.) Wallr.
    • Ceraunium scabrum (Willd.) Wallr.
    • Elaphomyces asperulus var. hassiacus (R.Hesse) Fontana
    • Elaphomyces cervinus (L.) J.Schröt.
    • Elaphomyces cervinus (L.) Schltdl.
    • Elaphomyces cervinus var. hassiacus (R.Hesse) E.Fisch.
    • Elaphomyces cervinus var. scaber (Willd.) Schltdl.
    • Elaphomyces granulatus f. pallidosporus De Vito, Faust.García, A.Paz & Lavoise
    • Elaphomyces granulatus var. scaber (Willd.) Rabenh.
    • Elaphomyces hassiacus R.Hesse
    • Elaphomyces plicatus R.Hesse, 1891
    • Elaphomyces vulgaris var. columellifer Corda
    • Elaphomyces vulgaris var. granulatus (Fr.) Corda
    • Hypogaeum cervinum (L.) Pers.
    • Lycoperdastrum cervinum (L.) Kuntze
    • Lycoperdon cervinum L.
    • Lycoperdon scabrum Willd.
    • Phymatium fulvum Chevall., 1826
    • Scleroderma aurantium var. cervinum (L.) Rea
    • Scleroderma cervinum (L.) Pers.
    • Scleroderma cervinum subsp. cervinum
    • Scleroderma cervinum var. granulatum Alb. & Schwein.
    • Scleroderma cervinum var. scabrum Pers.
    • Scleroderma vulgare subsp. cervinum (L.) W.G.Sm., 1908
    • Scleroderma vulgare var. cervinum (L.) W.G.Sm.
    • Sphaeria cervina (L.) F.H.Wigg.
    • Tuber cervinum (L.) Nees

Elaphomyces granulatus is a truffle-like, hypogeous fungus of the Elaphomyces genus. It is widespread, occurring in North America, Europe, northern Asia, and Chile.[2]

Description

The fruiting body grows beneath the ground and is approximately round-ish or kidney-shaped.The peridium is an ochre color and is covered with small, pointy bumps; the inside is white.[3][4] Its spores are spiny or warty, and difficult to distinguish from the spores of related fungi such as E. asperulus.[5]

Uses

In traditional medicine in Mexico, it is used as a galactagogue and to reduce bleeding.[6] It also has ritual uses connected to the ingestion of Psilocybe mushrooms and Tolypocladium ophioglossoides, in which E. granulatus is called "el gran mundo" (the great world), Psilocybe spp. is called "mujercita" (little woman), and T. ophioglosoides is called "hombrecito" (little man).[6]

In English medicine, it was used prior to the 19th century as a galactagogue and a medication against stroke. In folk medicine it was also used as an aphrodisiac.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elaphomyces granulatus Fr". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Elaphomyces granulatus". redlist.info.
  3. ↑ Beug, Michael; Bessette, Alan E.; Bessette, Arleen R. (2014-03-01). Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-75454-6. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  4. ↑ Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt (1871). Handbook of British Fungi: With Full Descriptions of All the Species, and Illustrations of the Genera. Macmillan and Company. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  5. ↑ Hawker, Lilian E.; Fraymouth, Joan; de la Torre, Margarita (1967). "The identity of Elaphomyces granulatus". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 50 (1): 129–136. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(67)80069-X. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  6. 1 2 Guzmán G. Diversity and Use of Traditional Mexican Medicinal Fungi. A Review. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 2008;10(3):209-17.
  7. ↑ Ebermaier, Carl Heinrich. "Handbuch der medicinisch-pharmaceutischen Botanik; nach den natürlichen Familien des Gewächsreiches". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  8. ↑ Pereira, Jonathan (1855). The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 49. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
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