Cylindrical vole
Hat (diameter 5-17 cm): with a fanciful network of cracks, light ocher in young mushrooms and rich brown in mature ones. A dull tubercle almost always stands out in the center.
The shape of the hemisphere changes over time to a flat or slightly convex. It is velvety and dry to the touch.
Leg (height 5-15 cm): silky, with slight pubescence, cylindrical. There is a ring.
Records: initially light, darken over time and become more brown.
Pulp: white or slightly brown. The cylindrical vole mushroom smells of exhausted wine or rancid flour.
Doubles: bell-shaped cap (Rozites caperata), which grows only in spruce forests.
When growing: from early May to mid-November in the subtropical and southern parts of the northern temperate zone.
Where can I find: a cylindrical vole is found on dying and dead deciduous trees. It prefers poplars, willows, birches, fruit trees of various species.
Eating: in canned and dried form. Gourmets and cooks in Southern Europe, France and the Mediterranean consider the cylindrical vole a real delicacy, especially in a dish such as baked pork in mushroom sauce with a side dish of hot corn.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
Other names: agrocybe cylindrical.
