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Larch trichaptum (Trichaptum laricinum) is a tinder fungus that grows mainly in the taiga. The main habitat is the deadwood of coniferous trees. Most often it can be found on stumps and trunks of larch, but it is also found on spruce and pine.
What does larch trichaptum look like?
Fruit bodies have a tiled, fan-shaped structure.
Polypores are spread over the surface of the dead wood
Hats in young specimens resemble rounded shells, while in older representatives they merge together. Diameter - up to 6-7 cm.
The surface of the mushroom cap is smooth, silky to the touch, the color is grayish or off-white. The pulp resembles parchment, consisting of two thin layers and a darker inner layer.
The reverse side (hymenophore) has a lamellar structure. The divergence of the plates is radial. The color of the hymenophore is lilac, but with age it acquires a grayish-brown shade.
Where and how it grows
On the territory of Russia, it is found in regions with coniferous forests. Does not apply to common representatives of the mushroom kingdom. Prefers a temperate and cold climate, rarely appears in hot regions.
The main habitat is coniferous dead wood. Can grow on living trees, causing destruction of wood.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Larch trichaptum is characterized by a rigid structure of the fruiting body. It is not harvested or consumed. The mushroom has no nutritional value, so it is not harvested.
Doubles and their differences
The brown-violet appearance has similar characteristics. This is a one-year representative of the mushroom kingdom. The surface is characterized by a whitish-gray color, it is velvety to the touch. In young representatives, the edge of the cap is lilac, acquiring brownish shades with age.
Found on coniferous valezh, prefers pine, less often spruce. It grows actively during the warm period from May to November. Distributed in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
The brown-purple variety is inedible, so no one picks up
Most often it is found on birch trees
It differs from larch in habitat. Due to the rigidity of the fruiting body, it is not used for food, it has no nutritional value.
The spruce subspecies has a flat-toothed hymenophore that does not form radial structures.
Found on spruce, pine and other coniferous valezh
Numbered among inedible specimens.
Conclusion
Larch trichaptum is an inedible mushroom that chooses larch or other conifers for growth. It has several similar species, differing in structure, cap color and habitat.
