Russula-viscida_4b

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Russula viscidaSlo.: lepljiva golobicaDat.: Oct. 08. 2012Lat.: 46.42897 Long.: 13.61705Code: Bot_666/2012_DSC5610 Habitat: Under Picea abies, in mixed alpine forest, dominant Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica, Abies alba; south oriented mountain slope, calcareous bedrock however apparently acid soil (Vaccinium myrtillus); relatively warm place, partly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 2-4 deg C, elevation 1.420 m (4.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil rich in humus.Place: Mt. Mangart region, northeast ridge of Mt.Planja, 1.553 m, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing in a dense group of three fruitbodies of different stage of development. Pileus diameter up to 14 cm, slightly viscid, doesnt peel much, stem up to 7 cm tall, firm, dry; SP whitish (oac900); Taste acrid and bitter, smell indistinctive.Spores warty with large appendixes. Dimensions: 9.6 (SD = 0.5) x 7.9 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.22 (SD = 0.08), n = 30. Olympus CH20, Olympus NEA 100x/1.25, oil; AmScope MA500, magnification 1.000 x, in water. Ref.:(1) Id'ed by Mr. Anton Poler. (2) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 890. (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 2, Ulmer (2000), p 505. (4) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 312. (5) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 23.