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Often mushroom pickers come across whole meadows of long-legged bell-shaped mushrooms on their way. Collibia confluent often grows on stumps in groups of 2-9 or more specimens. Inexperienced mushroom pickers often mistake them for mushrooms, but in order not to be mistaken when collecting, you need to know the varietal characteristics and view the photo.
What does collibia look like merging?
Fusion colliery, or fusion money, belongs to the inedible species. Therefore, in order not to harm your body, you need to be able to recognize mushroom species by their external characteristics.
Description of the hat
At a young age, the mushroom has a hemispherical cap with a diameter of 20 mm. As they grow older, the cap increases in size, acquires the shape of a bell with a pronounced tubercle in the center. The glossy surface is smooth and thin, and the lamellar bottom can be easily seen through it. The skin is light brown. The edges are lighter and more wavy. With age, the color lightens to a fawn or cream color.
On the inner side there are numerous or partially adherent numerous narrow whitish or yellowish plates.
Like all representatives of the mushroom kingdom, Colibia confluent reproduces by elongated spores located in a spore powder.
Leg description
The longitudinally folded cylindrical leg reaches a height of 100 mm and a thickness of 5 mm. The pulp is tough and fibrous, painted in a white-yellow color, which changes with age to rusty-red or red-brown.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Despite the fact that the flesh predominates with a pleasant taste, the mushroom is considered inedible, as it exudes an unpleasant smell of rotten cabbage.
Where and how it grows
This species can be found in large families in mixed deciduous forests, on rocky areas, in fallen leaves, on stumps and in dust. Fruiting begins in mid-July and lasts until the first frost.
Doubles and their differences
Collibia confluent has edible, poisonous and conditionally edible counterparts.
- Colibia buttered - the edible variety has a red-brown leg and a cap of the same color up to 120 mm in size. The surface is smooth, covered with mucus after rain. The species has a tough pulp, grows in coniferous forests.
- Mycena tilted - an edible species that has a thin bell-shaped cap. It prefers to grow on stumps in an oak grove.
- Collibia spotted - conditionally edible species. The fused snow-white cap is covered with separate reddish specks. Grows in deciduous and coniferous loess.
- Collibia wrapped - an inedible variety with a brown-red cap. The surface is smooth, during drought it acquires a golden color.
- Collibia tuberous - a poisonous variety.Small mushrooms, cream colored. May cause food poisoning if eaten.
Conclusion
Collibia merging due to its tough pulp and unpleasant aroma is considered an inedible species. Therefore, in order to protect yourself, you need to view the photo and familiarize yourself with the varietal characteristics. Experienced mushroom pickers advise passing by an unfamiliar specimen, as confusion often occurs and poisonous species end up in the basket.
