Rare mushroom leukopaxillus lapista

Description of the mushroom

This mushroom is really very fleshy and huge, His hat often exceeds 30 cm in diameter. It can be baked, Marine or dry. He has a very strong flour smell.

 

An interesting feature of this fungus is, that he will never become infected with insect larvae - in other words, There are never worms in it.

Usually it grows in meadows in large rings.

If you find one, You will have a whole basket.

In the Soviet period, the number of these mushrooms decreased quite much due to mass cultivation of the Earth, And in some areas it was even listed in the Red Book, But the economic crisis of the nineties to some extent had a positive impact. Most of the arable land was abandoned, And the population began to grow again.

What looks like

The following features are well recognizable:

1. The hat has a dome shape and first bends inside. With age, it becomes outstretched with a pressed center. The structure is solid, elastic. Most copies reach noticeable sizes. The diameter of the hat can reach 40 cm. The surface is velvety and slightly pubescent at the edges. Color varies from white to gray, sometimes with uneven greenish or bluish spots. More old specimens have a deepening cream in the center.
2. The leg is cylindrical, straight and slightly thickened at the base. Usually she is the same color, that the hat. The length is about 8 see and thickness to 4 cm in diameter. The inside is dense, fibrous.
3. On the underside of the hat are wide, Frequent, slightly low on the leg of the plate. They are white on young mushrooms and become creamy on mature. Disputes are smooth and ellipsoid. Spore powder cream.
4. The pulp is solid, dense and white; If it is damaged, it does not change color and does not emit milky juice. It has a pronounced flour aroma and pleasant taste.

Where it grows

Grows in Russia and the CIS countries. Zhirovikov can be found in almost all places. They are often found on moist soil and meadows. They bear fruit from mid -summer to late autumn, Until the first frosts.

False Swing Lepistaid has a fairly wide range, but most often found in moderate climatic zones of Europe.

She lives in all types of forests, as well as in pastures, Cutting and meadows.

Prefers moist soil. The best time for fruiting is from mid -summer to early frosts. Usually the mushroom grows in large groups, Forming the witch of the ring.

Numbers

The decrease in the number of false -codes are affected by plowing of land and excessive livestock spacing.

Doubles

False Belosvinuhi lepista -shaped in appearance are similar to the following mushrooms:

Giant dialect is a conditionally edible mushroom and belongs to the 4th food category. This species is very similar in size to fruit bodies and places of growth. A distinctive feature is a funnel -shaped hat, the color of which varies from white to pale or cream. Besides, The pulp has no characteristic aroma.
Champignion White - one of the most popular and edible mushrooms. Similar to the false blue -shaped only the color of fruit bodies, the rest of the double is not difficult to distinguish. Champignon, For example, can be determined by its smaller size, Since his hat does not exceed 8 cm on the diameter. The plate layer also has a pink color.
Belosvinuha is bitter belongs to the group of inedible mushrooms. The size of the hat varies from 3 to 20 cm in diameter. Brown shade, which distinguishes him from the false blue. However, in adulthood, the caps change color and become similar to the described look. Besides, You can distinguish the bitterness of the bitterness of the bitter taste of the pulp, which is not characteristic of the wen.

Edibility

Culinary experts claim, that these mushrooms have excellent taste and nutritional properties.

Summing up

Another feature of this species is, that its fruits are practically not damaged by insects.

However, over the years, its number has significantly reduced due to mass plowing of the earth, and in some areas it is under guard.

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