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

Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers. (Russulales, Hericiaceae) Fruit-body: 10-25 cm thick, whitish when young, later yellowish grey, round, oval, bulbous, most often without stem. Surface filamentous, felty. Hymenium: densely hanging, drooping, bent, whitish-yellowish, yellowishbrownish when aged, 2-5 cm long, spiny. Flesh: whitish, tough, slightly fibrous, scent not characteristic, taste sweetish. Life-strategy: parasitic and lignicolous saprobiont. Occurrences in Hungary, habitats: undisturbed beech and oak forests with high air humidity, in the cracks and cavities of living, old or dead trunks, fallen logs and stumps. Distribution, frequency: Holarctic, collin-eumontane. Widely distributed all over Europe (KRIEGLSTEINER 2000). Hungarian red list category: 2. Justification: Its protection is necessary because of the diminishing of old-growth forests. Highly endangered because of the decreasing amounts of dead trees (removed from the forests for various reasons). Mostly it is gathered and damaged because of its striking fruit-body. Also, because of its curative effects there is an increasing interest for collecting. Known Hungarian records: RIMOCZI (1994): Bükk: Vadkert (MelittioFagetum subcarpaticum). BABOS (1999): Kecskemét. PÁL-FÁM (2001): Mecsek: Parkerdő. Private collection of I. Siller: Bükk: Vár-hegy. BP: Budai-hegység: Hűvösvölgy: Vadaskert (ad truncum Quercus), Mátra: Mátrafüred (ad truncum Quercus). Hygrocybe calypiriformis (Berk.) Fayod (Agaricales, Tricholomataceae) Cap: peaky, conical, 2-3 cm high and 2 cm wide. At first rose-red, later fading. Gills: thin, at first red, later fading. Stem: 2-3 cm long, slightly striped, whitish. Life-strategy: saprobiont. Occurrences in Hungary, habitats: in summer, subalpine, poor grasslands, pastures. Very rare. Distribution, frequency: Known from Europe, North America, Northern Asia (Japan). Very rare species! It is reported from South-Southeastern, Western, Cen-