Zoned ear flap fungus
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The zoned ear lobe fungus ( Auricularia mesenterica ) is a species of the Tremellomycetidae from the genus of the ear lobe fungi ( Auricularia ).
features
The mushroom has about 2-4 mm thick fruiting bodies with a young gray to bluish and older brown, purple frosted underside. The hymenium is irregularly veined. The upper side of the fruiting bodies is light gray to brownish, brightly zoned and hairy, hairy and tomentose; It can be discolored green by algae, especially towards the point of growth . The fruiting bodies growing above and next to each other like roof tiles either lie flat on the substrate and have protruding edges or are shaped like a shell. When moist they have a gelatinous, swollen consistency, when dry they are horn-like hard.
ecology
The zoned ear flap fungus is a weak parasite or saprophyte ( white rot fungus ) on hardwood. The main substrate (in Germany) are poplar and ash , in higher areas also beech . The main habitat of the zoned ear lobe fungus are semi-natural alluvial forests, river valleys and ravine forests; it is also found in corresponding poplar plantations. The fruiting bodies appear all year round if the weather is appropriate.
distribution
The zoned ear flap fungus is apparently cosmopolitan. It becomes rarer in Europe towards the north. It loves warmth and is found in Germany mainly in the river valleys of southern and western Germany.
meaning
Not an edible mushroom, does not appear as a harmful fungus.
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literature
- German Josef Krieglsteiner (Ed.): The large mushrooms of Baden-Württemberg . Volume 1: General Part. Stand mushrooms: jelly, bark, prick and pore mushrooms. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3528-0 .
- Heinrich Dörfelt , Gottfried Jetschke (Ed.): Dictionary of mycology. 2nd Edition. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg / Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-8274-0920-9 .
- Hans E. Laux: The great cosmos mushroom guide. All edible mushrooms with their poisonous doppelgangers. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-08457-4 .
