Leratiomyces squamosus

Scaly Stropharia ( Stropharia squamosa )

The Scaly Stropharia ( Stropharia squamosa ) is a species of fungus in the genus of Träuschlinge ( Stropharia ).

Features

The Scaly Stropharia is relatively small, structured in hat and stem fruiting bodies. The upper side yellow to ocher-colored hat is 2-5 cm wide, the apex of which is often colored foxy, a form with brownish orange hat color was described as a variety thrausta. The cap is initially hemispherical, it is convex with increasing maturity of the fruit body and is spread flat in old specimens. The hat surface is occupied sticky and with delicate, finely divided flakes. The stalk is 6-11 cm long and 4-9 mm thick, it is rigid, elastic and hollow. At the ring zone, he is often bent, above the membranous, deep-seated ring of the stem is whitish to pale brownish, occupied below on a brown background with whitish scales. The slats are wide grown on a stick, bright young gray-brown, ripe dark pupurbraun and often spotted.

Ecology

The Scaly Stropharia lives saprobiontisch of wood and wood residues, he settled Hardwood, therefore, is mainly found in deciduous forests, beside it grows in parks on land covered with waste wood. The species prefers neutral to alkaline soils. The fruiting bodies appear in Central Europe in the fall.

Dissemination

The Scaly Stropharia occurs in Japan, North America, North Africa and Europe. In Europe, its spread from the Mediterranean region and the Ukraine to the UK, the Hebrides, Estonia and Scandinavia extends (up to Lapland ). In Germany it is common, but can be as seldom area.

Importance

The Scaly Stropharia is non-toxic suspicious.

Swell

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Agaricomycetes Agaricomycetidae
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