Tricolor coral
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The tri-colored or beautiful coral ( Ramaria formosa ) is a species of mushroom belonging to the pig's ear relatives .
features
Macroscopic features
The fruiting bodies are 6–20 cm high and wide; in some cases they can reach a height of up to 30 cm. The coloring consists of three different tones. The strong stalk is 3 cm high and wide and is quite short and richly branched. At first the structure is colored flesh-colored orange, but with time it bleaches whitish in the lower area; in old age it finally has a brownish-yellow tint. The branches are almost upright, densely packed and richly branched at the ends. They are dull orange-pink in color. The smaller branches are often curved and colored from bottom to top whitish-yellow, ocher-yellow and light yellow-reddish or flesh to salmon pink. The tips have a pale to lemon yellow tint. The tender meat is white and has a slightly bitter taste. It turns red when pressed.
Microscopic features
The elliptical spores measure 8-15 x 4-6 micrometers; they are colored ocher and have a rough surface. The hyphae have buckles .
Species delimitation
The mushroom can be confused with other poisonous or edible coral mushrooms. The tri-colored coral is particularly well characterized by its characteristic three-tier structure, which, however, can be less pronounced in young and very old specimens. Other specific features are the fleshy, soft stalk, as well as the buckles on the hyphae and the rough spurs.
Ecology and phenology
The tri-colored coral is mainly found in somewhat lighter places on bare or grassy ground outside of the forests. As a rule, it can be found in beech or beech-dominated deciduous and mixed foliage stands. Fresh, neutral to basic soils made of lime , marl and basic effluent rocks are preferred . The fruiting bodies usually appear between August and October.
distribution
The three-colored coral is widespread in the Holarctic to temperate as well as in Australia. It can be found in Asia in China and Japan as well as in Europe. It is also said to occur in North America. In Europe, the distribution ranges from France and Great Britain in the west to the Czech Republic and Hungary in the east and from Italy to Denmark and southern Sweden in the north.
Danger
Due to its nitrophobic demands, the three-colored coral is in decline, but not yet rare.
toxicology
Consumption of the tri-colored coral quickly leads to poisoning with digestive disorders , but has no life-threatening consequences. The toxin has not yet been identified.
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literature
- German Josef Krieglsteiner (Eds.), Andreas Gminder , Wulfard Winterhoff: Die Großpilze Baden-Württemberg . Volume 2: Stand mushrooms: inguinal, club, coral and stubble mushrooms, belly mushrooms, boletus and deaf mushrooms. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3531-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ramaria formosa ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at RogersMushrooms
- ↑ a b c Ramaria formosa at MushroomExpert.com
- ↑ Ramaria formosa at www.gifte.de
