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Corymbus lepiota is a little-known mushroom of the Champignon family, genus Lepiota. Differs in small size and scaly cap. Another name is the small thyroid / thyroid umbrella.
What do corymbose lepiots look like?
The young specimen has a blunt bell-shaped hat, on a whitish surface, a cotton-like blanket consisting of small, woolly scales. In the center, a smooth, separating tubercle of a darker color, brown or brown, is clearly visible. As it grows, the cap becomes prostrate, the scales are ocher-brownish or reddish-brown, sharply distinguished against the background of the whitish flesh, larger towards the middle. Along the edge there is an edge hanging in the form of small patches from the remains of the bedspread. The diameter of the cap is from 3 to 8 cm.
The plates are white or creamy, frequent, free-standing, different in length, slightly convex.
The pulp is white, soft, with a fruity aroma and sweetish taste.
The spore powder is whitish. Spores are medium in size, colorless, oval.
The leg is cylindrical, hollow inside, expanding towards the base. Provided with a small, soft, flaky, light, quickly disappearing ring. Above the cuff, the leg is white and smooth, covered with yellowish or brownish scales and a flaky whitish bloom, brown or rusty at the base. The length of the leg is from 6 to 8 cm, the diameter is from 0.3 to 1 cm.
Where do corymbose lepiots grow?
It settles in deciduous and mixed forests, on litter or soil rich in humus. The fungus is common in the Northern Hemisphere in the temperate zone.
Is it possible to eat corymbose lepiots
Information about the edibility of the mushroom is different. Some experts classify it as conditionally edible with low taste. Others believe that it is unfit for human consumption.
Taste qualities of the mushroom lepiota corymbus
The thyroid umbrella is little known, rather rare and not popular with mushroom pickers. There is practically no information about its taste.
Benefits and harm to the body
No information available. The fungus is poorly understood.
False doubles
Scallet lepiota and similar species have not been sufficiently studied. She has many similarities with small representatives of her genus, including poisonous ones, and it is not easy to find the difference between them.
- Chestnut lepiota. Inedible poisonous mushroom. Differs in smaller sizes. The diameter of the cap is 1.5-4 cm. In young mushrooms, it is ovoid, then it becomes bell-shaped, convex, outstretched and flat. The color is whitish or creamy, the edges are uneven, with flakes. In the center there is a dark tubercle, on the surface there are felt scales of a chestnut, brown-brown or brick shade. The plates are frequent, wide, first white, then fawn or yellowish. Leg length - 3-6 cm, diameter - 2-5 mm. Outwardly, it is almost the same as in scutellus lepiota. The pulp is creamy or yellowish, soft, brittle, thin, has a pronounced and rather pleasant mushroom smell. Most often found along forest roads from July to August.
- Lepiota is narrow spore. You can only distinguish under a microscope: the spores are smaller and have a different shape. There is no information on edibility.
- The lepiota is swollen. Refers to poisonous, but in some sources it is referred to as an edible mushroom. It is very difficult to distinguish from other members of the genus with the naked eye. One of the signs is the strong scaling of the cap and stem edges. It is rarely found in small groups in mixed and deciduous forests.
- Lepiota is large-sparse. Microscopically reliably determined by larger spores. Of the external differences - a loose, abundant velum (cover of a young mushroom), giving it a shaggy appearance, a pinkish color of the fabric between the scales, a fleecy annular zone on the leg without the formation of a cuff. Grows in groups or singly on fertile soils in all types of forests. Can be found from August to October. There is no information on edibility.
- Lepiota goronostayevaya. The snow-white mushroom grows on the litter or soil in pastures, meadows, lawns. Occurs within the city. The pulp turns red at the break. The diameter of the cap is from 2.5 to 10 cm. The height of the leg is from 5 to 10 cm, the diameter is from 0.3 to 1 cm. It is very light in color and size. No data on edibility.
Collection rules
Corymbus lepiota is rare, grows in small groups of 4-6 pieces. Fruiting from mid-summer to September, is especially active from late July to August.
Use
Little is known about cooking methods. The mushroom is poorly understood and may contain hazardous substances, so it should not be eaten.
Conclusion
Corymbus lepiota is a rare fungus. It is very similar to its other relatives, and from many of them it is practically impossible to distinguish it with the naked eye, including from poisonous ones.
