False mushroom umbrella: description and distribution

Mushroom umbrella is practically not popular, although it is very tasty. Many fans of the "silent hunt" are afraid to confuse it with pale grebes or fly agaric.

It is worth saying that the mushroom opens by the principle of an umbrella. The plates of the fruit body are closely pressed to the leg, then take a horizontal position. It is this resemblance to an umbrella that catches the eye of mushroom pickers. However, an umbrella mushroom has false counterparts, the use of which can be fatal.

False mushrooms umbrellas include: Umbrella comb and Lepiota chestnut. What a false mushroom looks like an comb-like umbrella can be found in the following description.

What a false mushroom umbrella looks like: a botanical description with a photo

The Latin name for the comb umbrella – Lepiota cristata;

Family: champignon;

Hat: first ovoid, and then fully open, but does not reach a diameter of 4 cm;

Leg: whitish-red, up to 5 cm high, there is a ring on the stem with a diameter of 3 mm, which disappears with age of the fungus;

Pulp: white, the skin is covered with small scales of reddish color;

Records: thin, white, located quite densely;

Edibility: poisonous, when ingested, cause headache, diarrhea and severe bouts of vomiting;

Fruiting: from July to mid-October;

Spread: grows on clearings and edges of deciduous forests, as well as coniferous and mixed. Often found on pastures, meadows, in city squares and parks. It prefers fertile soil with a good layer of humus.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the photo of the false fungus of the comb umbrella. It is worth noting that this fungus accumulates in itself not only toxic substances, but also radionuclides.

Another type of poisonous umbrella - chestnut leopita, which is so poisonous that when eaten can lead to death.

We offer you to familiarize yourself with the botanical description and photo of the false umbrella mushroom.

Latin name: Lepiota castanea;

Family: champignon;

Edibility: poisonous;

Hat: small, bell-shaped, not more than 5 cm, in adulthood flat.

Leg: thickened below, initially has a white ring, but quickly disappears;

Pulp: cream or white, has a pleasant smell;

Records: wide, densely filled, have a white color;

Fruiting: from early June to early October;

Spread: grows throughout Russia - in fields, in meadows, groves and forests.

1. fyv:

   09/24/2019 at 16:02

   so I didn’t understand how to distinguish poisonous not from poisonous ..

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2. Mushroomer:

   10/27/2019 at 20:45

   I don’t get it either.

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