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Birnbaum Belonavoznik is a beautiful bright yellow saprophyte mushroom of the Champignon family of the Belonavoznik genus. Refers to decorative, grows in greenhouses and in the garden.
Where Birnbaum's Belonavoznik grows
The mushroom is unpretentious, it can grow in any place where there are suitable conditions. Saprophyte parasitizes on mosses and bark, loves a substrate fertilized with manure, humus-rich soils. In greenhouse conditions (in greenhouses, greenhouses, flower pots) it grows year-round.
In the wild, it is found mainly in North America and Europe, but can grow throughout the world.
What does Birnbaum's Belonavoznik look like?
A young specimen has an oval or ovoid cap, it gradually opens, turns into a conical, bell-shaped, prostrate, in mature mushrooms it becomes almost flat. There is a tubercle in the center. The surface is bright yellow, dry, covered with a flaky yellowish bloom. The edge is first tucked in, then straight with a radial groove. Its size reaches 1 to 5 cm in diameter.
Bright yellow mushroom is a real decoration of the garden
The pulp is yellow, does not change color in the cut. Free from smell and taste.
The height of the leg reaches 8 cm, the thickness is 4 mm in diameter. The color is the same as the hat. It is, as a rule, curved, hollow, widened at the bottom. In the upper part, you can see a ring, which is the remnant of a protective blanket - velum. It is yellowish, filmy, narrow, disappearing. Above the ring, the surface is smooth, below it is covered with a bloom in the form of yellowish flakes.
The hymenophore of Birnbaum's whitehead has the form of thin plates of sulfur-yellow color, often located, free relative to the leg.
Spores are ovoid or oval-ellipsoidal, smooth, colorless, of medium size (7-11X4-7.5 microns). The powder is pinkish.
Pilate's Belonavoznik. An insufficiently studied species, which is rarely found in single specimens. It belongs to saprophytes, it can grow in any places with a suitable substrate, it is found in parks, on lawns, garden plots, near oak trees. Its edibility has not been established, so it is not recommended to harvest it. The main difference from Birnbaum's belly is the large size, darker color, the smell of pine nuts in the pulp. The size of the cap is from 3.5 to 9 cm. At first it is spherical, then convex, and finally, outstretched. The surface is reddish-brownish, in the center there is a tubercle of intense reddish-brown color, the edges are thin, in young specimens they are turned downward, with whitish remnants of the bedspread. The height of the leg is up to 12 cm, the position is central, there is a tuber at the base. In young specimens, it is intact, in old specimens it is hollow inside. In the upper part there is a ring, above it it is whitish, below it is reddish-brown. The plates are thin, loose, light cream, when pressed, they become reddish-brown. Spore powder is pinkish. The flesh is whitish, pinkish-brown on the cut, has no taste.
Pilate's Belonavoznik is distinguished by reddish-brown caps
Belochampignon ruddy. Quite common. In size, it is larger than Birnbaum's white worm, belongs to the edible species with good taste characteristics, it has a different color. In the wild, it is found only in the southern hemisphere, and in the northern one it is grown artificially. Grows in small groups in mixed forests, on pastures, fields, forest edges, orchards, sometimes there are single specimens. Outwardly, it looks like an ordinary champignon. The cap grows up to 5-10 cm. It is convex, in the center with a small tubercle, as it grows, it straightens, at the edge you can see the remnants of a protective blanket. It can have either thin or thick flesh, white or pale creamy. The surface is matte, smooth to the touch; in the old specimen, it cracks with the formation of grayish-beige scales in the center. The stem is cylindrical or curved, whitish or grayish, the surface is smooth, there is a white or brown ring. The pulp is fibrous. It grows up to 5-10 cm in length and up to 1-2 cm in thickness. The plates are free, even, frequent, in young ones they are whitish, in mature ones they first turn pink, then darken. Spores are white or pinkish, ovoid, smooth. Cream powder. White champignon pulp is whitish, dense, firm, with a pleasant mushroom aroma.
Belochampignon ruddy - edible mushroom of white or light cream color
Is it possible to eat Birnbaum's Belonavoznik
The mushroom is classified as inedible. Not eaten due to lack of nutritional qualities. Performs a decorative function.
Conclusion
Birnbaum Belonavoznik is an inedible mushroom, but it has a very beautiful appearance and bright color, therefore it is grown in greenhouses for decorative purposes. In greenhouses, it bears fruit all year round.
