Postfire macromycetes from deciduous wood in the Chrzanów forest inspectorate (S Poland)

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the studies of postfire macromycetes in a burnt forest near Chrzanów. Fifty one species of fungi and three species of Myxomycetes were found in the investigated area. Pholiota carbonaria was the most abundantly fructifying fungus. Its seasonal frequency was observed on 8 sample plots (1m x 1m) over two subsequent years: 1993 and 1994. Gradual overgrowth of the plots by mosses. flowering plants and other fungi was also observed.

Keywords

• burnt forest
• occurrence of the fruit bodies. postfire macromycetes