1. An earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
   "The Scleroderma bovista changed colour as it aged in the forest";
   - smooth earthball

Type of: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball

Part of: genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma