Scutiger pes-caprae
The Goat - Porling ( Albatrellus pes - caprae )
The Ziegenfuß - Porling ( Albatrellus pes - caprae, syn. Scutiger pes - caprae and Cerioporus inflexus ) is a species of fungus in the family Porlingsverwandten ( Albatrellaceae ).
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Features
Macroscopic characteristics
The approximately 5-20 cm broad hat is irregularly shaped and fleshy, at first convex, later domed flat. Its color is cinnamon or coffee brown, dark brown in age; the hat skin is chapped felderig, it will appear scaly. It is of mattfilziger texture. The tube pad is thin and after a short run down on the stem. The color is whitish, later yellowish. The tube openings are weitlöcherig. The stem is usually set laterally uneven, often bulbous or pressed and yellow to dirty brownish color. The flesh is white to pale lemon-yellow color, is brittle, of a pleasant odor and has a nutty taste. The spore powder is white.
Microscopic characteristics
The large, ovate - elliptical spores measure 7-11 x 5-7 microns.
Artabgrenzung
The Ziegenfuß - Porling can not be confused with poisonous mushrooms, possibly with the bitter-tasting, inedible green Porling or the edible Rußgrauen Porling.
Ecology and phenology
The fungus grows primarily in higher elevations in coniferous forests. He is a soil- Saprobiont and feeds on dead organic material. The fruiting bodies bloom from August to September in groups or individually standing, sometimes fused tufted.
Dissemination
In Northern and Western Europe, the Ziegenfuß - Porling is rare, even in Germany, where it was detected only sporadically. In Holland he should be absent, according to some authors. In the Alps it is locally common. It also occurs in North America.
Importance
The Ziegenfuß - Porling one of the best edible mushrooms.