Image of wood hedgehog

Description:

Slo.: rumeni jeek - syn.: Dentium repandum - Habitat: Mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, in shade, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, calcareous nearly flat ground, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 990 m (3.250 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Forest soil among roots of an old Picea abies. - Comment: Probably mycorrhizal with Picea abies. Spore dimension: 6.0 x 6.6 micr, n=1. It fits to data in the refferences (1), (2), (6) and (7), but not with (4) and (5). - Ref.: (1)http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6126~source~gallerychooserresult.asp (2) http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hydnum_repandum.html (3) G. Pace, Vse o gobah (in Slovene), Mladinska Knjiga (1997), p 298. (4) M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 312. (5) R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1036. (6) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 420. (7) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 618.