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Pheolepiota golden (phaeolepiota aurea) has several other names:
- mustard plaster;
- herbaceous scaly;
- golden umbrella.
This forest dweller belongs to the Champignon family. The mushroom has its own characteristic appearance, it is difficult to confuse it with others. This forest representative is considered an inedible specimen.
The mustard plaster mushroom in the meadow has a rather attractive appearance.
What does the golden pheolepiota look like?
The young representative of this species has a hemispherical cap ranging in size from 5 to 25 cm, matte yellow-golden, yellow-ocher, sometimes orange. As the fungus grows, a bump (mound) appears in the center of the cap and resembles a bell in appearance. The surface looks grainy. In a mature mushroom, this sign becomes less and may disappear altogether. Frequent, curved, thin plates are located inside the hat umbrella. They grow to the fruiting body. While the mushroom is young, the plates are covered with a dense blanket. On the edge, at the place of its attachment, a dark stripe sometimes appears. The color of the bedspread does not differ from the color of the cap, although in some cases it can have a shade either darker or lighter. As the plates grow, their color changes from pale yellow, whitish to brown, even rusty. Spores have an oblong, pointed shape. The color of the spore powder is brown-rusty. After the maturation of the spores, the plates darken.
The leg of the representative of the species is straight, it can be thickened towards the bottom. Height is from 5 to 25 cm. The surface of the leg, like the caps, is matte, grainy. While the specimen is young, the stem of the stem smoothly turns into a private veil. The color of the trunk does not differ and has a yellow-golden color. As the mushroom body grows, a wide hanging ring of the same color, possibly slightly darker, remains from the veil. Above the ring, the stem of the peduncle is smooth, similar in color to the plates, sometimes with whitish or yellowish flakes. In older specimens, the ring decreases. The leg becomes dark over time and takes on a rusty brown tint.
Hanging wide ring on the leg after breaking the bedspread
The flesh of this forest representative is fleshy, thick, sinewy. Its color differs depending on the location: in the cap, the flesh is yellowish or white, and in the leg it is reddish. It does not have a very pronounced odor.
Where does the mushroom grow golden umbrella
This type of mustard plaster is common in Western Siberia, Primorye, as well as in European Russian districts.
The mustard plaster is found in small or large groups. Grows in places like this:
- roadside or ditch;
- fertile fields, meadows and pastures;
- shrubs;
- nettle thickets;
- forest glades.
Is it possible to eat the mushroom Pheolepiota golden
Feolepiota golden raises concerns about edibility. Previously, the umbrella was ranked as conditionally edible mushrooms, but it was advised to eat it only after the obligatory heat treatment for 20 minutes. At the moment, according to some scientists, the mushroom is classified as an inedible species.
Conclusion
Felepiota golden belongs to the Champignon family. Has its own characteristic appearance and attractive color. It grows in groups, mainly in open, light areas in Western Siberia, Primorye, as well as in European Russian districts. Considered inedible.
