Monk head
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The monk's head ( Infundibulicybe geotropa , Syn .: Clitocybe geotropa ) is an edible type of mushroom from the family of knight relatives .
features
Macroscopic features
The funnel-shaped, unpipe hat has a diameter of 12 to 25 cm. It almost always has at least a palpable, central hump that is reminiscent of a nipple. The brim of the hat is initially rolled up. Initially cream, whitish-ocher or leather-colored, the hat can also be colored reddish-ocher with age. The dense and narrow lamellas run down the handle. The spore powder is white. The stem is 2 to 4 cm thick, 8 to 15 cm long and colored light brown to white. The meat is relatively hard on the outside, but soft on the inside. It smells sweet and aromatic with a bitter almond note .
Microscopic features
The colorless and smooth-walled spores are rounded to elliptical in shape, 6 to 7 µm long and 5 to 6 µm wide.
Species delimitation
White lead varnish funnel
The fungus can be confused with the highly poisonous white lead varnish funnel ( Clitocybe phyllophila ). It differs from these by its thicker handle and the clearly perceptible hump (sometimes only palpable). The monk's head is also significantly larger than the 5 to 11 cm tall doppelganger, whose hat is also unhumped and arched.
Giant brim funnel
In addition, the monk's head can be confused with the edible giant brim funnel ( Leucopaxillus giganteus , syn. Aspropaxillus giganteus ), also called the giant brim knight , which, unlike the monk's head, has no hump.
ecology
It grows preferentially on moist, calcareous soil in deciduous and coniferous forests, on forest edges and on forest meadows. It can form witch rings up to 800 m in diameter.
distribution
The occurrence of this mushroom is guaranteed all over Europe. It can be found in Germany from July, but mostly from September to November.
meaning
The monk's head is edible when young. The stalk has less food value because it becomes tough and watery with age.
literature
- Ewald Gerhardt: FSVO manual mushrooms . 4th edition. BLV, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8354-0053-3 .
- Andreas Gminder, Tanja Böhning: Which mushroom is that? Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-440-10797-3 .
- Hans E. Laux: The cosmos mushroom atlas . 2nd Edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10622-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fun facts about fungi: Fairy Rings. (No longer available online.) In: Herbarium.usu.edu. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006 ; Retrieved April 21, 2011 . 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.
