Tylopilus felleus
Common Gallenröhrling ( Tylopilus felleus )
The common Gallenröhrling ( Tylopilus felleus ) is a species of fungus in the family Dickröhrlingsverwandten. He is due to its extremely bitter taste also called Bitterling and therefore not considered as edible mushroom. The scientific name derives from gr = TYLO pillows and Latin pilus = cap and Latin felleus = " bilious, bitter as gall " and means in German " Gallen Bitter cushion cap ". The common Gallenröhrling is in Central Europe, the only kind of its kind.
Some mycologists sometimes the only species of the genus Boletus porphyry, the Dark Boletus ( Porphyrellus porphyrosporus ) under the synonym Tylopilus porphyrosporus is expected to bile boletes.
Features
The common Gallenröhrling has most of the features of Boletus, apart from the whitish tubes that are aged pink, the widely subscribed and brown stem network and the bitter taste of the meat. Mild copies are sometimes defined as a variety alutarius.
Artabgrenzung
The common Gallenröhrling is the classic double of the commons boletus (Boletus edulis) - especially young specimens may look deceptively similar. However, he has a dark grid drawing on the most ocher - yellow handle, while the boletus especially at the upper end of the handle has a white handle network. In addition, the tubes of the Gallenröhrling at the age of Boletus edulis, however, the color dirty - pink, olive. The meat of the Gallenröhrlings also tastes bitter, that of Boletus edulis, however mild.
Ecology and phenology
The Gallenröhrling is widespread in the temperate zone, Mykorrhizapartner of conifers and preferably clearly acidic, nutrient-poor soils ( marshes, bogs, heaths ). In deciduous forests of Gallenröhrling is also encountered, now and again, and on rotten tree stumps. The Gallenröhrling grows from early summer until fall mainly in coniferous forests on acidic soils, often along with the porcini mushroom.
At low temperatures, it represents an its growth; so his " season " is usually expired at the end of September.
Importance
The Gallenröhrling is inedible due to the bitter taste, but non-toxic. In sensitivity stomach and intestinal complaints can not be excluded. Even a single fungus can completely ruin a complete meal because of its bitterness. It is increasingly reported mild and edible varieties of Gallenröhrlings. Tylopilus felleus var alutarius also has a less intense reticulated handle.