Image of Phellodon tomentosus (L.) Banker 1906

Description:

Slo.: blazinasti plutozob - Habitat: Young open mixed forest, predominately Picea abies, some Pinus.sp and Fagus sylvatica; grassy and mossy ground, quite humid ground, in half shade; no sun during winter months; nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil next to roots of Picea abies. - Comments: Growing solitary, pileus diameter ~11 cm (4 inch); taste mild and tough, smell aromatic, spicy; SP white; spore dimensions: warty, 4.0 (SD = 0.3) x 3.8 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.05 (SD = 0.05), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - One cap with four stalks or four perfectly fused caps? - Ref.: (1) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 312. (2) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1046. (3) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 628. (4) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6611~source~gallerychooserresult.asp (5) Personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot, www.gobenabovskem.si .