Life cycle

Scaffolding, meadows and fields and even city of Latvia abound with numerous fungi. Many of them are the rare and guarded forms, existence of which threatens the absence of the suitable living environment. As, for example, Aurantiporus of croceus, which in the larger degree than other forms, is located under the threat of disappearance in Europe. In Latvia it is possible to see it in different places. The large oaks (about 4 m in the circle), which grow or throw downed are necessary for this colored, bright orange fungus- polypore. In exactly the same manner for the usual hepatic fungus or of the usual (Fistulina of hepatica), the rare form of fungus, whose exterior view resembles on the form and the consistency I flay the liver, as the medium are necessary the oaks. [Grifola] curly or (Grifola of frondosa), consisting of many connected caps and connected with the root system of oak, can reach enormous sizes - it is sometimes more than 5 kg. To usual and can be revealed even in Riga.

The fungi rarely meeting in Europe are sufficiently extended in Latvia; for example, shining (Pycnoporellus of fulgens), which grows on the old perishing fir trees, rarely is encountered in the Scandinavian countries, but fairly often in such scaffolding of Latvia, where the foot of man barely stepped.Lichen Contaminated air brings large harm on lichens; especially by them is harmful the dioxide of sulfur. Consequently, a quantity and the variety of the forms of lichen on the trunks of old trees is the reliable index of quality of air. If we study trees in the rural old parks and the parks of the small cities of Latvia, on the trunks of trees it is possible to see the thick layer of lichen what is evidence of pure air. Lichen also grows on the earth, for example, reindeer moss (reindeer moss) (Cladina of rangiferina), and also other bushy forms, forming white carpet in the pine forest.