Elastic Lorchel
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The elastic Lorchel ( Helvella elastica , syn. Leptopodia elastica ) is a species of fungus from the family of Lorchel relatives (Helvellaceae). The two- to three-lobed, more or less saddle-shaped and yellow to gray-brown hat and the whitish stem are typical of the mushroom. The fruiting bodies of the moderately widespread fungus can be found in deciduous and coniferous forests between August and October.
features
Macroscopic features
The mushroom has a grayish or olive to yellow-brown 2–4 cm wide, more or less saddle-shaped to irregular two- to three-lobed hat . Sometimes the hat, which is very variable in color, is almost ivory in color. The lobe-like lobes are often bent downwards, their underside is smooth and whitish.
The whitish, quite elastic stem is 3–8 (–12) cm long and 0.3–0.7 (–1) cm wide. At first it is filled completely to spongy and later hollow. Its surface is smooth and not ribbed. Sometimes small furrows are formed at the base.
The whitish, thin flesh is tough on the handle and the smell and taste are poor.
Microscopic features
The translucent ( hyaline ) spores are elongated to elliptical and contain a large oil droplet. They are 18–22 µm long and 10–14 µm wide. Young spores have a rough, warty surface, while older ones are smooth. The tubes ( asci ), the cells in which the spores develop, are 310-350 µm long and 14-15 µm wide. The thread-like paraphyses (sterile cells that stand between the asci) are thickened club-shaped at the 6–10 µm wide tip and contain oil droplets.
Species delimitation
The Black Lorchel ( Helvella atra ) is quite similar . Their fruiting bodies are usually smaller and uniformly black in color. Their unribbed stem is finely felted to downy. The closely related brown-violet Lorchel ( Helvella spadicea ) is also very similar . It has a thicker stem and a two- to four-lobed, cap-like hat. Another similar but rare species is the white- stemmed pale gray lorikeet ( Helvella latispora ). It is distinguished by its saddle-shaped hat and wider spurs. Other similar species are very rare and can usually only be differentiated by specialists.
Ecology and diffusion
The fungus usually grows individually or in groups in sparse deciduous and coniferous forests and often along roadsides. It has no special demands on the floor. The fruiting bodies appear between August and October.
The Lorchel occurs in Europe, North America (especially in the western states and provinces) and North Asia (Japan, China, North Korea). The species is quite absent-minded in Germany and Austria. In Germany you can find them from the North and Baltic Sea coasts to the Alps. It is one of the more common Lorchels, along with the Herbst- and Gruben-Lorchel . It can often be found in large numbers at its location.
meaning
The mushroom is not an edible mushroom and should not be eaten, although some authors describe it as conditionally edible. If you still want to eat the mushroom, which has little to offer in terms of taste, you should note that all laurels are poisonous raw. Although most of the toxins are destroyed or leached out when boiled, individual intolerance reactions sometimes occur when consumed.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Synonyms of Helvella elastica. Herb. Fr. 6: tab. 242 (1785). In: SpeciesFungorum / speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved April 15, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d e Marcel Bon (ed.): Parey's book of mushrooms . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-440-09970-9 , pp. 328 .
- ↑ a b c Hans E. Laux (Ed.): The Cosmos PilzAtlas . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-10622-5 , p. 290 .
- ↑ a b c d Ewald Gerhart: Mushrooms: Röhrlinge, Porlinge, belly mushrooms, sac mushrooms and others . Spectrum of nature FSVO intensive guide. tape 2 . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich, Vienna, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-405-12965-6 , pp. 302 .
- ↑ a b Russula elastica. Pilzoek database, accessed April 15, 2012 .
- ↑ Worldwide distribution of Helvella elastica. In: GBIF Portal / data.gbif.org. Retrieved April 15, 2012 .
- ^ Database of mushrooms in Austria. In: austria.mykodata.net. Austrian Mycological Society, accessed April 15, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Mushroom Distribution Atlas - Germany. In: Pilzkartierung 2000 Online / brd.pilzkartierung.de. Retrieved April 15, 2012 .
- ^ Roger Phillips: Helvella elastica. (No longer available online.) In: rogersmushrooms.com. RogersMushrooms website, archived from the original on January 30, 2016 ; accessed on April 15, 2012 . 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.
- ^ Michael Jordan: The encyclopedia of fungi of Britain and Europe . Frances Lincoln, London 2004, p. 54 (English, online ).
Web links
- Helvella elastica. In: Funghi in Italia / funghiitaliani.it. Retrieved on April 15, 2012 (Italian, Gute Fotos von der Elastischen Lorchel).