Image of Lanzia luteovirescens (Roberge ex Desm.) Dumont & Korf 1978

Description:

Slo.: pecljata plitvica - Habitat: Mixed woodland, nearly flat ground, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), partly protected from direct rain by trees canopies, mostly in shade, humid place, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 435 m (1.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: rotten petioles of Acer sp. leaves from last year. - Comments: Substrate specific species, yet not completely certain determination. Stalks seem a bit short. Growing in groups of many species, several hundred around. Pileus diameter about 1-3 mm. - Ref.: (1) http://www.bio.uio.no/bot/ascomycetes/Taxa/Rutstroemia.html . (2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 332. (3) J.Breitenbach, F.Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.1. Ascomycetes, Verlag Mykologia (1984), p 144. - Motic 2B-211, magnification 40 x, incidence light.