Ramariopsis
Whitish meadow coral ( Ramariopsis kunzei )
The meadow corals ( Ramariopsis ) are a genus of the order of the chanterelle family and include species with predominantly coral -shaped and often vividly colored fruit bodies. They usually inhabit grassland, as noted by the German common name " coral meadow " refers.
The type species of the genus is the whitish meadow coral ( Ramariopsis kunzei ).
- 4.1 Notes and references
Features
Macroscopic characteristics
The fruiting bodies of meadow corals are more or less clearly stalked, usually branched coral-like dichotomous to polychotom and have cylindrical to flattened branches with pointed or rounded ends. The Trama is fragile to relatively tough and turns green with alcoholic iron (II ) sulfate ( FeSO4 ) to blackish - green. The color range from white, yellow to orange and violet to greenish. The spore powder is a white to yellowish color.
Microscopic characteristics
The Hyphenstruktur is built monomitisch. The more or less swollen hyphae have buckles on the septa. The fruit layer is composed of mainly 4- sporigen basidia. The spherical to elliptical spores are colorless, thin-walled and verrucose ornamentation to prickly. They show the addition of cotton blue - lactophenol no blue discoloration ( acyanophil ). The interior of the spores in each case, a large oil droplets can be seen.
Ecology
The meadow corals live saprobiontisch forests and little fertilized meadows, colonize peat and rarely even wood.
Types (selection)
Worldwide, the genus includes 20 species in Europe are about 10 species are known or expected to be:
Purple Meadow Coral ( Ramariopsis pulchella )