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A very rare mushroom, because of this, it is not well understood. The woody flywheel was first described in 1929 by Joseph Kallenbach. It received the generally accepted Latin designation thanks to Albert Pilate in 1969. The scientist correctly classified it and named it Buchwaldoboletus lignicola.
Buchwaldo literally means beech forest. However, the fungus is a saprotroph of conifers. This means that this part of the generic name is given in honor of the Danish mycologist Niels Fabricius Buchwald (1898-1986). The root boletus comes from the Greek. "Bolos" - "piece of clay".
The specific name is derived from lat. "Lignum" - "tree" and "colere" - "to inhabit".
In scientific works, the following names of the mushroom are found:
- Boletus lignicola;
- Gyrodon lignicola;
- Phlebopus lignicola;
- Pulveroboletus lignicola;
- Xerocomus lignicola.
What woody mushrooms look like
The color of the mushrooms is beige, gold or brown. Young representatives of the tree flyworm are lighter in color. Spore powder of an olive-colored mushroom. "Bruises" appear on the injured, cut areas. They are formed slowly.
Hat
Diameter 2.5-9 (13) cm. Initially smooth, velvety, convex. Has the shape of a hemisphere. During the growth of the fungus, it cracks, bends. The color takes on saturation. The edges of the cap of the wood flywheel become wavy, curl a little.
Hymenophore
Tubular type. The tubes are adherent or slightly converging inside. Initially they are lemon-yellow, then yellow-green. Easy to disconnect. Their length is 3-12 mm.
Pores
Arcuate, small. 1-3 pcs. by 1 mm. Golden or mustard (in mature mushrooms) color. The damaged ones turn dark blue.
Leg
Height 3-8 cm. Color up to reddish brown. The circumference is the same along the entire length. May be curved. The thickness of the stem of the mushroom is 0.6-2.5 cm. At the base, the mycelium is yellow.
Controversy
Elliptical, fusiform, smooth. Size 6-10x3-4 microns.
Where woody mushrooms grow
They grow from June to late autumn in North America (USA, Canada) and Europe. Wood flywheels are difficult to find. It is one of the endangered species in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic. The mushroom is included in the Red Book of Bulgaria. The status predicted by biologists will soon change to “endangered”.
Stumps, root bases, sawdust are places where wood flywheel can settle. It lives in small groups on dead conifers such as:
- Scots pine;
- Weymouth pine;
- European larch.
Occasionally appears on deciduous trees. For example, wild cherries.
Microscopic analysis showed that the wood flyworm parasitizes the tinder fungus, although it was initially assumed that it simply creates favorable conditions for the growth of the golden fungus.
Is it possible to eat wood moss
They are considered inedible, although they have a pleasant sweet, resinous smell and sour taste. Due to their rarity, there is no way to study their culinary properties.
Conclusion
Wood flywheel is not eaten.It belongs to the group of endangered mushrooms, it is listed in the Red Book of some countries. Since it is not poisonous, it is not dangerous for humans, but it also cannot bring any benefit and nutritional value.
