Magnificent sapling
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Magnificent sapling ( Hygrocybe splendidissima ) |
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The splendid sapling or yellow fleshed splendid sapling ( Hygrocybe splendidissima , Syn. H. punicea var. Splendidissima ) is a type of mushroom from the family of snail relatives (Hygrophoraceae). Some authors see only one variety of the garnet-red sapling ( H. punicea ) in the taxon . Both mushrooms form the largest fruiting bodies within their genus .
features
The frustoconical to hemispherical hat is 2–7 cm wide and, in contrast to the garnet-red sapling, is dry, dull and deep scarlet in color. The lamellae are bulbous, are almost free to narrowly attached, they are reddish or orange in color with a light edge. The 3–10 cm long and up to 1.5 cm thick stem is irregularly spindle-shaped to compressed, bent and dry, colored like the hat, orange, less often yellow, often yellowish at the base. The meat ( trama ) is colored red in the hat, yellow or orange in the handle. The fruit bodies are often tufted, several loosely connected at the base of the stem. A smell of honey is typical in drying and dried specimens.
Ecology and phenology
The splendid sapling makes very similar demands on the habitat as the garnet-red sapling and is also associated with this species. The fungus colonizes acidic soils on drifts, poor meadows and poorly fertilized pastures, forest clearings and on grassy forest edges. Typical companion plants in Central Europe include common heather , bristle grass and red stem moss .
The fruiting bodies appear in late summer and autumn.
distribution
The Magnificent Sapling is known from Europe, where it occurs in temperate areas with oceanic or sub-oceanic influence, it is known from Italy and goes in Western Europe (France, Belgium, Great Britain) to the Faroe and Shetland Islands. It is also found in Central Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Austria) and Northern Europe.
Danger
Like many members of the genus sapling, the splendid sapling is endangered by nutrient input and overfertilization of its habitats.
meaning
The magnificent sapling is protected in Germany. Most of the saplings serve as indicators of valuable, nutrient-poor grass communities in nature conservation.
literature
- German Josef Krieglsteiner (Ed.), Andreas Gminder : Die Großpilze Baden-Württemberg . Volume 3: Mushrooms. Leaf mushrooms I. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3536-1 .
