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Psatirella cotton is an inedible forest inhabitant of the Psatirella family. The lamellar mushroom grows in dry spruce and pine forests. It is difficult to find it, despite the fact that it grows up in huge families. It starts bearing fruit from mid-autumn, which lasts until the first frost. In order not to harm your body, you need to know the external characteristics of the fungus, familiarize yourself with the photos and videos.
Where do cotton psatirella grow
Psatirella cotton is a rare species that prefers to grow in small groups in dry coniferous forests. Begins fruiting from August to the end of October.
What do cotton psatirella look like?
Psatirella cotton has a hemispherical cap, which straightens as it grows and becomes almost flat. The surface is covered with a thin skin, it cracks in dry weather and gives the mushroom a variegated color. From under the thin peel, a snow-white pulp is visible, due to which the mushroom takes on a "cottony" appearance. The hat is colored light gray; after rain it becomes shiny and slimy.
The spore layer is formed by thin whitish plates, which are covered with a snow-white veil at a young age. Gradually they darken, the film breaks through and partially descends to the stem.
The cylindrical leg can be up to 6 cm long. The upper narrowed part is painted white, closer to the ground it is dark gray. The surface is covered with numerous light gray scales. The flesh of the species is dense and snow-white, with mechanical damage it emits a pleasant linden or lilac aroma.
Reproduction occurs in microscopic, ovoid spores, which are located in a dark purple spore powder.
Is it possible to eat cotton psatirella
This representative of the forest kingdom is considered inedible. In order not to confuse it with edible species and not to get food poisoning, it is necessary to study the external characteristics of the species. But if the mushroom accidentally falls on the table, it is important to notice the signs of intoxication in time and provide first aid.
Symptoms of mild poisoning:
- cold, clammy sweat;
- nausea, vomiting;
- epigastric pain;
- diarrhea;
- fever;
- rapid pulse.
If signs of intoxication appear, first aid should be provided immediately. For this:
- they put warmth on the legs and on the stomach;
- the victim is freed from embarrassing clothing;
- give absorbents;
- if diarrhea is absent, a laxative should be given.
How to distinguish cotton psatirella
Psatirella cotton, like any forest dweller, has twins. These include:
- Velvety - belongs to the 4th group of edibility. You can recognize the species by the bell-shaped cap, which partially straightens as it grows. The surface is up to 8 cm in diameter, covered with a velvety skin of lemon-brown or light brown color. Cylindrical, slightly curved stem, 8-10 cm long, covered with dirty gray small scales.The pulp is fibrous, without a pronounced mushroom taste and smell. The fungus grows among deciduous trees, begins to bear fruit from July to September. Grows singly and in small families in well-lit glades.
- Spherical - an inedible specimen that prefers to grow on stumps, damaged deciduous and coniferous wood. You can recognize the mushroom by its convex cream or coffee-colored hat. After the rain, the cap swells and grows in size. The whitish pulp is dense, fragile, without a pronounced taste and smell. The leg is hollow, slightly curved, reaches a height of 8 cm. Covered with light gray scales, and the upper part with a mealy bloom.
- Candolle - the species belongs to the 4th group of edibility. It can be recognized by a small bell-shaped hat of snow-white or lemon-brown color and a cylindrical whitish-coffee leg. The bottom layer of the cap is formed by gray plates adhered to the stem. The pulp is thin and fragile, has a pleasant mushroom smell and taste. This specimen grows in large families among deciduous trees, in forests, parks and squares. Begins fruiting from May to October.
Conclusion
Psatirella cotton is a beautiful, inedible representative of the mushroom kingdom. Prefers dry, coniferous forests, begins to bear fruit from August to early November. In regions with a warm climate, the species grows from the beginning of summer until the first frost. In order not to get light food poisoning, you need to look through the information in the atlas of the mushroom picker, and during the mushroom picking, pass by unknown species.
