Bellyache coral
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The bellyache coral ( Ramaria mairei , syn .: Ramaria pallida ), also known as pale coral or bellyache goatee , is a poisonous species of fungus from the pig's ear relatives .
features
Macroscopic features
The fruiting body consists of a whitish stalk and several pale, milk-coffee-colored branches that branch upwards several times. The entire structure takes up a space of 5 to 15, rarely up to 20 centimeters in diameter. The branches are longitudinally wrinkled and closely arranged, their ends are partly weakly purple-reddish in color and with blunt teeth. The mushroom tastes mild to bitter and smells faintly like soapy water or slightly sour.
Microscopic features
The spores measure 9-12 × 4.5-6.5 micrometers, are elliptical-ovoid, yellowish and with a fine black surface. There is no color reaction with iodine chemicals (not amyloid ). The spore powder appears pale yellow.
Species delimitation
The bellyache coral stands out from other corals by pale, milk coffee-colored branches. Other corals such as the even more poisonous three-colored coral ( Ramaria formosa ), the poisonous yellowish coral ( Ramaria flavescens ), the inedible spruce spruce ( Ramaria abietina ), the inedible pine ( Ramaria eumorpha ) and the edible golden yellow coral ( Ramaria aurea ) can be confused. in question. The edible, rare (schonenswerte) Hahnenkamm ( Ramaria botrytis ) good differs with its wine reddish tips.
Ecology and phenology (occurrence)
The bellyache coral lives in mycorrhizal symbiosis with trees, mostly in deciduous forests with oaks and beeches, rarely also in spruce forests. It probably only occurs on limestone sites. Fruit bodies appear from August to October.
meaning
Poisoning causes gastrointestinal complaints with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and, in sensitive people, more serious consequences after half an hour to three hours after consumption. The toxins of the genus are largely unexplored.
swell
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