Leucocoprinus
Yellow fold screen Ling ( Leucocoprinus birnbaumii )
The fold screen Linge ( Leucocoprinus ) is a fungal genus of the family of mushroom relatives.
Features
The fold screen compacts are small to medium sized, dünnfleischige leaves fungi whose outer shape is reminiscent of that of the shield pieces ( Lepiota ). The hat is young usually bell-shaped, later spread and hunched. The hat surface is scaly or kleiig, with serrated - edge folded, similar to the shape of Coprinus ( Coprinus ). The thin, almost deliquescent aged slats are free, they are colored white or yellow. The cylindrically - club-shaped or spindle-shaped stem is usually ringed, the spore powder is colored white or yellow. The spores are smooth and have a distinct germ pore.
Ecology
The fold screen blanks are saprobiontische soil or wood inhabitants, including sawdust and similar substrates are colonized. The genus is distributed mainly in the tropics, in Central Europe come fold screen blanks in greenhouses, nurseries, as well as the inside of buildings in flower pots, terrariums and similar habitats before.
Species
The genus comprises about 40 species Leucocoprinus, which are found in Europe 17 and expect to worldwide.
Yellow fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Black Fuzzy fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus brebissonii
Zwiebelfüßiger fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus cepaestipes
Zwiebelfüßiger fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus cepaestipes
Chalk Weiser fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus cretatus
Rickety fold screen Ling Leucocoprinus fraglissimus
System
The genus is closely related to the Egerlingsschirmlingen ( Leucoagaricus ), the separation of the two genera is disputed.
Importance
The fold screen blanks come as edible mushrooms out of the question, some species are poisonous or toxic suspicious. Negative effects by their growth in pots or greenhouse beds are not expected.