Image of Melanoleuca subbrevipes

Description:

Slo.: iroka gostolistka, tenkobetna gostolistka - Habitat: Steep mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica, north oriented, relatively cool place, in shade, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, locally flat calcareous ground covered with a thick layer of dead Fagus sylvatica leaves, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 800 m (2.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: forest soil covered with a thick layer of dead leaves. - Comments: Growing in groups, circles, lines. Many specimens present. Flesh brittle and watery, hut surface shiny somewhat waxy, gills dense and narrow. All specimens shown are quite old. White tomentum visible on some mushrooms is another fungus or mould species attaching M. subbrevipes. Ref.: (1) Personal communication Mr. Anton Poler and Mr. Bojan Rot, http://www.gobenabovskem.si/ . (2) A.Poler, D.Vraj, A.Boh, Seznam Gliv Slovenije (Checklist of Fungi of Slovenia), Ed. A.Poler, Association of Mycological Societies of Slovenia, second edition (1998) p 49. (3) J.Grom, Nae gobe (in Slovene), epna Knjiga, (1981), p 154. (4) R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 309.