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Discina perlata
Pig's Ears
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0516 1370 (2016-05-16)Copyright © 2016 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Apr 10, 2016
latitude 46.36118 longitude 13.70172
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Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soča and Trenta, right bank of river Soča, 'Na Melu' place, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: široki hrček - syn.: Gyromitra perlata (Fr.: Fr.) Harm., Gyromitra ancilis (Pers. ex Fr.) Kreisel - Habitat: grassland, pasture, moderately southeast inclined mountain slope at the foot of a mountain; shallow, skeletal, calcareous soil; old overgrown colluvial ground; dry and sunny place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 630 m (2.070 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: medium size Picea abies stump, in late disintegration stage. Comments: Two sporocarps were found at the same place as the observation on March 11 (MO observation #235333), but on another Picea abies stump a few m from the first observation and in the same habitat. Both trees were cut down on the same day several years ago. In both cases the pilei appeared on the northeast side of the stumps. Pilei diameter 8.5 and 5.5 cm. The smaller pileus was left on the trump. It finally disintegrated around 3 May. This time the pilei were mature with asci containing spores. SP very faint, color undistinguishable. Spores smooth. Dimensions 30.8 [34.7 ; 36.5] 40.4 x 12.9 [14.2 ; 14.8] 16.1 microns; Q = 2.1 [2.4 ; 2.5] 2.8; N = 28; C = 95%; Me = 35.6 x 14.5 microns; Qe = 2.5. Asci dimensions: 340.1 [369.4 ; 405.1] 434.4 x 19.8 [22.5 ; 25.7] 28.4 microns; Q = 13.1 [15 ; 17.4] 19.3; N = 7; C = 95%; Me = 387.3 x 24.1 microns; NEA 40x/0.65, magnification 400x (spores), NEA 10x/0.25, magnification 100x (hymenium); in water; fresh material. AmScope MA500 digital camera. Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF Ref.: (1) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.1. Verlag Mykologia (1984), p 64. (2) G. Medardi, Atlante fotografico degli Ascomiceti d'Italia, A.M.B. Centro Studi Micologici (2012) (in Italian with English keys), p 53. (3) L. Hagar, Ottova Encyklopedia Húb, Ottova Nakladatelstvi, Praha (2015) (in Slovakian), p 40. (4) W. Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Vol.1, Niedere Pflanzen, Elsevier, 3.Auflage, (1994), p 270.camera Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_943/2016_DSC1208 photo category: Fungi - fungi
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