Hygrophorus-erobescens_4

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Hygrophorus erubescens (Fr.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Upsaliae): 322 (1838) [1836-1838]Blotched WoodwaxSlo.: pordeela povevkaDat.: Oct. 03. 2010Lat.: 46.38281 Long.: 13.78569Code: Bot_463/2010_IMG2662Habitat: Young open mixed wood, predominately Picea abies, some Pinus sp. and Fagus sylvatica, mossy, quite humid ground, in half shade, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, torrent deposits covered by vegetation, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 840 m (2.750 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: grassy and mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Growing in small groups, several specimens. Pileus diameter 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.5 inch), taste bitter, smell almost non, flesh brittle, SP white. Spore dimensions: 9.0 (SD = 0.8) x 5.4 (SD = 0.4) micr., Q = 1.72 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. . Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot, .(2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 116. (3) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 245. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 120. (5) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6170~sou... .