Gyromitra fastigiata

Lobe Lorchel ( Gyromitra fastigiata )

The tip - Lorchel ( Gyromitra fastigiata, Syn Discina fastigiata ) is a species of fungus in the family Lorchelverwandten. Characteristic are the big fruit body with brown, brain -folded and extended in several tip hats.

Features

Macroscopic characteristics

The hat of the lobe Lorchel is 4-10 cm high and wide, in exceptional cases, it may even be greater. It consists of several upturned lobes, with three lobes usually are formed. The hat surface is ribbed and coarse brain like a wound that Hutlappen are irregularly folded and shaped sloping to the stem. The color varies from yellow to reddish brown and changes in the Sporenreife to blackish tones. The inside of the hollow hat is white. The chalky white stem is cylindrical, Rippig and thickens towards the base. The lower stem part is always covered with earth. The flesh is white colored, fragile and watery until juicy. It has a weak spermatic odor.

Microscopic characteristics

The fruit layer located on the surface of the hat. The spores are langelliptisch and measure without the two-sided appendage 25-30 × 11-14 microns. They are hyaline and have in the interior of a large and two to three small drops of oil. Its surface is slightly rough to reticular - warty. At the ends they each have a plurality of pointed appendages. In the hoses are eight spores.

Artabgrenzung

The hat of the fruktifizierenden also in spring spring Giftlorchel has no upturned tip, more reminiscent of the released in fall bishop's cap at the tip - Lorchel. Microscopically, both types can be distinguished by their spores.

Ecology and phenology

The tip - Lorchel grows as Saprobiont in rich deciduous forests, rarely in coniferous forest under spruce. Preference is given to calcareous soils. The fruiting bodies appear in spring from March to May In Central Europe the species is scattered from Lower Austria to West Germany, paying to occur relatively frequently in Bohemia. German occurrences are known inter alia from the Thuringian basin, the Kyffhaeuser area and from around Feldberg. Also in Italy finds are detected.

Importance

The feed value of the tip - Lorchel is controversial. While Cetto described the fungus as edible and gyro " apparently non-toxic " calls him, give newer sources of the type to a Gyromitringehalt and stages them as toxic due to the resulting possible poisoning of Gyromitra type. From eating the lobe Lorchel therefore is not recommended.