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Slo.: visoki loputar - Habitat: extensively used grassland, flat terrain, on overgrown river deposits terrace, humid air place, full sun, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations 2.000-2.600 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 320 m (1.000 feet), borderline between prealpine and Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: rich soil. - Comments: Growing solitary, pileus diameter about 2.5 cm (one inch). Spores fusiform, smooth. Spore dimensions: 22.0 (SD = 0.9) x 12.1 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.83 (SD = 0.09), n = 21. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Fungus found by Mrs. Anka Vonina. - Ref.: (1) http://www.mushroomexpert.com/helvella_macropus.html 21-24 x 10.5-12.5 ; (2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 328. 20-25/10-12 (3) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p xx (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1113. 22-26/12-14 (5) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6004~source~gallerychooserresult.asp 20-30/10-12.