Table 4 Evaluation of reports of Polish mushroom collectors by present scientific mycological knowledge
Reports correspond with scientific literature | Mentioned as possible in literature but not yet tested | Not mentioned in literature and not yet tested |
|---|---|---|
The importance of grazing areas and animal manure for the abundance of saprotrophic fungi such as Agaricus campestris, Marasmius oreades, and Macrolepiota procera [40,41,42,43] | The xerophillic character of Amanita vaginata. Unconfirmed for A. vaginata but confirmed for some species from the Vaginatae section [44] | Higher abundance of Hygrophorus hypothejus’s fruiting bodies in pine forests growing on former arable land than in ancient forest locations |
Leccinum scabrum’s preference for sylvopastoral habitats [39] | High amplitudes of litter temperature as a stimulator of the production of fruiting bodies | Suillus bovinus, Tricholoma equestre and Tricholoma portentosum abundance is higher on uneven ground surface |
Armillaria spp.’s preference towards living on young pine trees – the fungus’ ability to produce fruiting bodies decreases with the age of the infected pine tree [45, 46] | Low canopy density and exposure of litter to sun stimulating the fruiting of Cortinarius caperatus [47] | Litter density as one of the main factors determining particular Suillus species fructification |
Hygrophorus hypothejus’, Suillus bovinus’, and Suillus luteus’ preference towards young pine forest stands [48,49,50,51,52] | Higher presence of Pleurotus ostreatus in cutting and managed areas [53, 54] | Boar rooting as a stimulator of the production of Suillus bovinus fruiting bodies |
Boletus edulis’, Cortinarius caperatus’, Sarcodon squamosus’ preference towards old forest stands [55,56,57,58] | The positive effect of forest age on the abundance of production of fungal fruiting bodies [59] | The declining abundance of saprotrophic fungi in analysed areas as related to grazing abandonment and the use of synthetic fertilizers |
Armillaria mellea’s need for relatively higher moisture than other wood-decaying basidiomycetes [60] | Influence of moss on the fungal fruiting process (e.g. its protective effect, increasing soil nitrogen and phosphorus content and being the source of saprobiotic nutrition) [61,62,63,64,65] | |
Higher abundance of Lactarius deliciosus fruiting bodies in trenches and small depressions – the appropriate slope and elevation are significant predictors of Lactarius deliciosus [66, 67] | ||
Lactarius deliciosus’ complex requirement for high moisture in conjunction with access to strong sunlight [47, 66, 68,69,70] | ||
Suillus bovinus’ preference for relatively higher moisture than other macrofungi [50, 71, 72] | ||
Moss presence as one of the parameters potentially determining the habitat of Cantharellus cibarius, Cortinarius caperatus and Suillus bovinus [61, 63, 73, 74] | ||
Suillus bovinus and Suillus luteus fruiting bodies’ occurrence on thin litter layer [48, 51, 75] | ||
Suillus variegatus fruiting bodies’ occurrence on thick litter layer [76] | ||
Broken or ploughed forest cover inducing the production of Gyromitra esculenta and Morchella spp. ascocarps [77,78,79,80]] | ||
Higher abundance of Boletus edulis, Boletus subtomentosus and Russulaceae fruiting bodies in lighter forest areas such as forest edges [81,82,83] |