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The spring webcap is an inedible representative of the Webinnikov family. It grows among broad-leaved and coniferous trees, in deciduous substrates, in moss or tall grass. This species is not used in cooking, therefore, in order not to get food poisoning, you need to study its external characteristics before a quiet hunt.
What does the spring webcap look like?
The spring webcap is not eaten, so it is important to highlight its differences from edible counterparts. This will avoid putting a hazardous specimen in the basket.
Description of the hat
A hat with a diameter of up to 6 cm has the shape of a bell; as it grows, it gradually straightens and becomes flat-spread, leaving a slight rise in the center. The edges are smooth or wavy; in dry weather they become brittle and brittle. The dry surface is smooth, silky, brown or dark brown with a purple tint.
The lower layer is decorated with thin, dirty gray plates, which are covered with a dense blanket at a young age. As it grows, the protection breaks through and descends in the form of a skirt on the leg. The gray-brown flesh is dense, without a pronounced taste and smell. Reproduction occurs by elongated spores, which are collected in a reddish-brown powder.
Leg description
The leg up to 10 cm high has a cylindrical shape and is covered with a gray-brown skin, with a pronounced redness closer to the ground. The pulp is fibrous, tasteless and odorless. The color depends on the place and time of growth.
Where and how it grows
The spring webcap prefers to grow on rotten trunks of deciduous and coniferous trees, stumps and dead wood. It can be found in clearings, along roads, in open meadows, in moss and grass.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Due to the lack of taste and aroma, this forest dweller is not eaten. But, despite the fact that toxicity has not been identified, experienced mushroom pickers recommend passing by unknown specimens.
Doubles and their differences
The spring webcap, like any inhabitant of the forest, has false brothers. These include:
- Bright red - inedible species, grows from May to July. Grows in small families in humid places, coniferous and deciduous forests. The pulp is firm, with a characteristic floral aroma. You can recognize the species by a small conical brown-brown hat and a thin curved leg. The bottom layer is formed by wide serrated light brown plates.
- Triumphal - a rare, edible species listed in the Red Book. The hat reaches a diameter of 12 cm, has a hemispherical or spherical shape. The surface is covered with a shiny, slimy, bright orange skin. As it grows, it darkens and acquires a brown-red color. The pulp is dense, fleshy, without taste and aroma.
- Saffron is an inedible forest dweller that grows among conifers, near water bodies, along roads.Occurs from July until the first frost. The cap is up to 7 cm in size, covered with a fibrous, red-brown skin. The pulp is dense, has no smell and taste.
Conclusion
The spring webcap is an inedible representative of the forest kingdom. Grows in mixed forests from April to November. Since the species has edible counterparts, you need to be able to distinguish it by its external characteristics. During mushroom hunting, it must be remembered that inedible, little-known specimens can cause irreparable harm to health.
