Pleurotus eryngii

Cultivated form of the brown herbal sideways

The brown herb oyster ( Pleurotus eryngii ) is a species of fungus in the family Seitlingsverwandten.

• 5.1 cultivation

Features

Macroscopic characteristics

The fruit bodies grow only apparently on the ground, but in fact they sit at the dying roots of the host plant. In the field, the specimens are about 8 × 5-10 cm long, white or cream colored ocher and have a gray-brown, feinfilzigen hat. The brim is bent down long rolled up and slightly wavy. The soft and removed lamella run far down on the stem, where they are net-like cross-linked ( anastomoses ). They have a white color, with increasing maturity they turn yellowish to orange. The spore powder is white. The handle is fully grown and the centrally or eccentrically by Anwachsstelle with the hat. The fruit bodies have a thick, firm and whitish flesh. They appear individually to groups, sometimes slightly tufted.

Microscopic characteristics

The spores are 7-9.5 × 3.5 microns in size, cylindrical - elliptical in shape, hyaline and each filled with an oil drop.

Ecology

In contrast to the otherwise mostly wood-dwelling species of the pleurotus the brown herb oyster parasite on the roots of field - man litter ( Eryngium campestre ).

Dissemination

The brown herb oyster is found in Southern, Eastern and Western Europe.

System

In relation to the host plant - all Apiaceae - two other clans are distinguished, which can be crossed with each other only partially. You will be guided in the literature as either varieties or species rank on:

• Ferulae ( fennel Seitling ): parasite on the roots of the giant fennel Ferula communis, circulation area of ​​the form is southern Europe and North Africa. The spores of this form of measure 14 × 7 microns.
• Bailing ( Pale herbal Seitling ): parasite on the roots of the herb laser ( Laserpitum latifolium, Laserfolium siler ), habitat western Alps, Trentino, Sicily, Atlas, pore size 10-14 × 5-6 microns. Breitenbach & Kränzlin indicate this taxon for Switzerland.

Importance

Cultivation

The brown herbal Seitling is not obligate parasites and can be brought on artificial substrates for fruiting. It is increasingly offered to the market as a substrate for the cultivation of mushroom and on for some time. The culture is considered to be a bit more difficult than that of the oyster sideways. The brown herbal Seitling is characterized by a delicate aroma. The meat has a stone mushroom-like consistency.

Swell

• Josef Breitenbach, Fred Kränzlin: Fungi of Switzerland. Boletes and agarics first part. Vol 3, Mykologia, Luzern (CH), 1991, ISBN 3-85604-030-7 ( 362 pages; 450 species with descriptions, location and finding information, micro drawings and color images ).
• Bresinsky Andreas: Snow cover mushrooms - oyster mushrooms. In: The Tintling. 4, 2006, ISSN 1430-595 X, pp. 8-18.
• Petra Albert, Albert Guido: Culture mushroom oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus eryngii ). In: The Tintling. 2, 2007, ISSN 1430-595 X, pp. 60-61.

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