Ramaria flavescens
Yellowish Coral ( Ramaria flavescens)
The Yellowish Coral ( Ramaria flavescens ) is a rare fungal species from the family of pig ear relatives.
Features
Macroscopic characteristics
The fruiting body is 10-20 cm high and 10-15 cm wide. He shares a drink in numerous, often forked at the end, moist clear marbled branches with thorn-like excrescences often. They are apricot to salmon; the tips are usually short dottergelb young, but later dyed almost like the branches. The very strong, stem or tuber -like stalk is 2-5 cm high, tapering towards the base, more or less. He is at the base and white on cream. The flesh is whitish, with mild, later a bitter taste and a pleasant odor.
Microscopic characteristics
The spores are yellow and measure 9-13 to 4-5.5 microns.
Artabgrenzung
There is general similarity and likelihood of confusion between the yellow coral species. Very similar to the Golden yellow ( Ramaria aurea ), the Tri-color (R. formosa ) and the blood-red stain finish coral ( R. sanguinea ). The Tri-color coral has U-shaped branch forks and more lively colors. In the bloodstain ends of the stalk gets blood-red stains on contact. The pale, whitish Bauchwehkoralle comes for confusion in question.
Ecology and phenology
He is a mycorrhizal fungus, the deciduous, rarely grows in mixed forests, mainly beech and on calcareous soils. He fruktifiziert August to October usually in groups or rings.
Distribution and threat
It is found in Europe and is rare and endangered. It is partly performed on several national Red Lists of endangered species (including the Danish, Finnish and Czech ) as endangered species.
Systematics and Taxonomy
Formerly the yellowish coral and other species of the genus with the Yellow Gold Coral were summarized.
Importance
The fungus is described partly as edible young, partly as slightly toxic. Older specimens can be slightly bitter. It leads to a latency of one-half to three hours gastrointestinal, in susceptible individuals even more severe symptoms. He should be protected anyway because of its rarity.