Table 1 Habitat types used to describe the habitat preference of various mushroom species listed by the respondents (n = 556).

Pine Pinus sylvestris L. (occurrence correlated with pine presence)

1178

Blackberries (Rubus L. spp.)

8

Birch (Betula L. spp.)

746

Boar rooting (grounds disturbed by boar activity)

8

Mixed forests (coniferous and deciduous)

622

Orchards

8

Sandy soils

383

Water’s edge

8

Small/young trees

381

Firebreaks

7

Oak (Quercus L. spp).

345

Hazel (Corylus avellana L.)

7

Coniferous forests

334

On trees

7

Meadows

221

Hills/scarps

6

Moss (presence in the groundcover)

217

Potato fields

6

Terrain elevations/hillocks

206

Snow (under the snow-cover)

6

forest edge

170

Bogs

5

Deciduous forests

146

Near feeding rack

5

Various habitats (occurring in many unrelated habitats)

138

Stubble

5

Grasses

135

Thin forests

5

Old/tall forests

129

White moss (Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.)

5

Roadsides

104

Balks (i.e. strips between fields)

4

Tree stumps

103

Lichens

4

Common aspen

83

Parks

4

Humid soils

78

Short grass

4

Fields

76

Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

3

Trenches/depressions

62

Bird cherry (Prunus padus L.)

3

Litter with conifer needles

59

Black poplar (Populus nigra L.)

3

Thickets

52

Fallen pine bark/mulching bark

3

Cows/horses (presence – mainly pastures)

49

Frangula alnus Mill.

3

Spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.)

48

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

3

Forest clearings

43

Bog blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.)

2

Alder (Alnus Mill. spp.)

41

Secondary forest

2

Heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull)

39

Near tree trunks

2

Under fallen branches

39

Poplars (Populus L. spp.)

2

Clear/light forest

35

Rich undergrowth

2

Clearcutting areas

33

Without undergrowth

2

Dry soils

33

Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior L.)

1

Blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)

29

Burned areas

1

Open areas

29

Compost

1

Yards

28

Dense forest

2

High sun exposure

25

Elder trees (Sambucus nigra L.)

1

Fallows/wastelands

23

Elm (Ulmus L. spp.)

1

Among litter

21

Ferns

1

Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.)

19

Fertile soil

1

Juniper (Juniperus communis L.)

16

Fir (Abies alba Mill.)

1

Larch (Larix decidua Mill.)

15

Foxholes

1

Dead wood

14

Garbage dumps

1

Self-sown forest

14

Green moss

1

Forest plantations

12

Hardwood trees

1

Enshadowed areas

11

Near the bunkers (after the war)

1

Medium aged forests

10

Railroad trackway

1

Thick litter layer

10

Ridges

1

Behind the barn (buildings near open areas)

9

Thin litter layer

1

Animal manure

8

Near log piles

1