B. Papp szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 36. 2005 (Budapest, 2005)

Siller, Irén, Vasas, Gizella , Pál-Fám, Ferenc , Bratek, Zoltán , Zagyva, Imre; Fodor, Lívia: Hungarian distribution of the legally protected macrofungi species

Flesh: thick, white in cap, in stem hard, greenish, its scent reminiscent of cauliflower, its taste is mild. Life-strategy: saprobiont. Occurrences in Hungary, habitats: from May to October, on salty and sandy pastures, in nitrophitic grassland communities. In moderately thermophilous, nutrient rich grasslands, pre-treated grasslands or abandoned agricultural fields, favouring neutral-basic or basic soils. Distribution, frequency: Known from Europe and North Africa. In Europe very rare, mainly in Central and Western Europe. Occurs from the Apennines to the Mediterranean regions (GALLI 2001). In Hungary it is not rare in salty and sandy areas. Hungarian red list category: 2. Justification: Rare all over Europe, the most important populations are in Hungary. Known Hungarian records: ALBERT (2002b): Budai-hegység: Pesthidegkút, (Galio-Urticetum); private collection of L. Albert: Jászberény. RIMOCZI (1994): Szolnok, (in populeto), Vasszécsény (Cynodonto-Lolietum), Szany (Lolio-Plantaginetum), Hortobágy (Festucetum pseudovinae). BABOS (1989, 1982, 1999): Visegrádi-hegység: Leányfalu (in prato), Szentendre (inprato), Révfülöp, Szombathely (in horto), Kölesd (in pascuo), Martonvásár, Kunszentmiklós (in saline pasture), Tiszakürt, Szentes (in prato), Nagyiván (Festucetum pseudovinae), Tótkomlós, Nyíregyháza (in prato salino), Nyírbogdány. RIMOCZI et al. (1997): Bátorligeti Osláp. BP*: Jászapáti (in pascuo). Private collection of F. Pál-Fám: Bakony: Litke. Private collection of B. Dima: Budai-hegység: Pesthidegküt. Battarrea phalloides (Dicks.) Pers. (Agaricales, Tulostomataceae) Fruit-body: originally found in the soil, spherical, covered by double veil, under the outer veil there is a gelatinous layer. Later the veil is broken and a long (often reaching 20 cm!), brown, squamulose stem is raising towards the soil surface, keeping a yellow-brown, brown, hirsute-fibrous, pruinose cap-like part. The ruptured veil remains as volva at the base of the stem. Hymenium: situated inside the fruit-body, the spores are spread by the wind after the rupturing of the inner veil. Flesh: woody, scent and taste is not typical. Life-strategy: saprobiont.