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Belted Gebeloma is a representative of the Hymenogastrov family, the Gebeloma genus. The Latin name for this species is hebeloma mesophaeum. Also, this mushroom is known as the brown-medium hebeloma.
What does hebeloma girdle look like?
Some older specimens may have wavy edges.
You can recognize this species by the following characteristics of the fruiting body:
- At a young age, the cap of a girded hebeloma is convex with curled edges inward, gradually straightens, becomes wide - bell-shaped, prostrate or even depressed. At the edges, you can sometimes see the remains of the bedspread. The size of the cap in diameter varies from 2 to 7 cm. The surface is smooth, slightly sticky during the rainy season. Colored in yellow-brown or pinkish-brown shades with a darker center and lighter edges.
- On the underside of the cap there are wide and rather frequent plates. With a magnifying glass, you can see that their edges are slightly wavy. At the initial stage of ripening, they are colored cream or light pink, with time they acquire brown shades.
- The spores are ellipsoidal, practically smooth. Spore powder is pale brown or pinkish.
- The leg is slightly curved, close to cylindrical, the length is from 2 to 9 cm, and the thickness is up to 1 cm in diameter. Smooth and silky to the touch. In some specimens, it can be expanded at the base. At a young age, white, as it grows brown with darker shades underneath. Sometimes in the central part of the leg, you can see the annular zone, but without the remains of the blanket.
- The flesh is rather thin, whitish in color. It has a rare odor and a bitter taste.
Where does hebeloma girdle grow
This species can be found in late summer or autumn, and in mild climates even in winter. As a rule, it lives in various types of forests, forms mycorrhiza with deciduous and coniferous trees. It is also quite common that the girdle girdle is found in parks, gardens and in any other grassy places. Prefers to grow in temperate regions. Most often it grows in large groups.
Is it possible to eat a belted gebel
Most reference books classify this species as conditionally edible or edible mushrooms. However, experts do not recommend the use of belted gebele for food for a number of reasons:
- its pulp has a bitter taste similar to radish;
- for this species, there are difficulties in determining edibility;
- rather difficult to distinguish from inedible and poisonous counterparts.
Doubles of hebeloma belted
This species has many poisonous twins.
Outwardly, this mushroom is very similar to the inedible gifts of the forest, which even experienced mushroom pickers cannot always distinguish. These include:
- Mustard Hebeloma - a poisonous mushroom, use in food leads to intoxication.Within a couple of hours after consumption, the first signs appear: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. It differs from the hebeloma belted by the large size of the fruit bodies. So, the double's hat reaches up to 15 cm. The color varies from beige to red-brown with lighter edges. The surface is shiny, sticky to the touch. The leg is cylindrical, about 15 cm long. It is very similar in taste and smell to the species in question. Grows in various forests within temperate climates.
- Gebeloma inaccessible - is an inedible specimen, eating leads to poisoning. You can distinguish a double by a flat hat, depressed in the middle. It is painted in a reddish color; as it grows, it fades to a white tone. The pulp is very bitter with a rare odor. A distinctive feature is also a twisted leg, bent in several places at once.
- Gebeloma coal-loving - is a medium-sized fruiting body, the cap is about 2-4 cm in diameter. During the rainy season, its surface is covered with an abundant layer of mucus. The color is uneven, often the edge is whitish, and closer to the center is yellow-brown in color. The height of the leg reaches 4 cm, its surface is rough. It is covered with a bloom along the entire length, and slightly pubescent at the base. It grows everywhere on the remains of fireplaces, burnt-out areas and conflagrations. The pulp of the twin has a bitter taste, which is why it belongs to the group of inedible mushrooms.
Conclusion
Belted Gebeloma is an edible specimen with a graceful leg and a dark cap. But due to the fact that most of the relatives of the genus Gebeloma are inedible or poisonous, this instance is not recommended to be eaten. Until now, there is no consensus among experts regarding this specimen.
