Red lattice
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The red lattice ( Clathrus ruber ) is a type of mushroom from the family of stinkhorn relatives .
features
The fruiting bodies of the red lattice arise from spherical, 2-3 cm wide witch eggs with a dirty-white outer layer (exo peridia ) and whitish, root-like mycelium strands at the base. The spongy-porous receptaculum that erupts from the witch's egg when the fruiting bodies ripen has the shape of a wide-meshed network. It is red to pink or orange in color and has a short stalk at most. The fruit mass ( gleba ) is on the inside of the receptaculum, it is greenish, slimy and smells like a carrion.
Species delimitation
Clathrus crispus is similar . It differs through the bordered meshes of the receptaculum , which are more rounded, making the struts appear somewhat thickened at the connecting points. The spores are a bit more compact on average. It can also be confused with Colus hirudinosus or Colus pusillus . In these, however, the receptacle is only branched on the upper part. Clathrus chrysomycelinus and Ileodictyon cibarium appear like pale forms of the red lattice.
distribution
The red lattice occurs worldwide in tropical, Mediterranean and temperate areas. It grows in Front and East Asia, New Zealand, North and Central Africa, on the Canary Islands and in North and Central America. In Europe, it is commonly found in the Mediterranean area, north of the Alps, he is only unstable introduced before. It has been found in the British Isles, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France and Poland.
ecology
The red lattice is a soil dweller that feeds on dead, organic material ( saprobiont ). In its natural range it grows in deciduous forests. In Central Europe it only settles in places strongly influenced by humans, such as gardens and parks. Here the fruiting bodies appear mainly in summer. The spores are spread by blowflies , which are attracted by the smell of the ripe mushroom and eat the fruit mass. The spores are later excreted undigested and thus reach new locations.
meaning
The red lattice is out of the question as an edible mushroom because of its disgusting smell of rotting meat. The species was declared mushroom of the year 2011 by the German Society for Mycology in order to provide an incentive to obtain more information about the distribution of the species.
ingredients
The characteristic red color is caused by the ingredient lycopene , which is also found in ripe tomatoes.
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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 ; P. 165
- Josef Breitenbach, Fred Kränzlin (Ed.): Mushrooms of Switzerland. Contribution to knowledge of the fungal flora in Switzerland. Volume 2: Heterobasidiomycetes (gelatinous mushrooms), Aphyllophorales (non-leaf mushrooms), Gastromycetes (belly mushrooms). Mykologia, Luzern 1986, ISBN 3-85604-020-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Kuo: Clathrus ruber . In: MushroomExpert.Com. September 2006, accessed January 15, 2014 .
Web links
- Clathrus ruber Pers., Red lattice. In: DGfM website . German Society for Mycology (DGfM),accessed on July 17, 2012.
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