Spider's web excellent - description, poisonous mushroom

Fruit bodies, which are called excellent spider webs, mushroom pickers in the forest often do not even notice. They think that such a copy is simply inedible. However, as practice shows, such an opinion is deeply erroneous. The bottom line is that some species of the fruit bodies under consideration can be equated to white fungi in terms of nutritional value.

Description

1. It is worth noting that the fruit body of an excellent spider web has a lamellar structure. The specimen has a classic look and consists of a leg and a cap. If you look at this fungus, on its surface you can see the remnants of arachnoid.
2. In mature specimens, the cap may have a diameter of up to 20 cm. If we consider young fruit bodies, then it has a hemispherical shape. As soon as the mushrooms begin to ripen, their cap may be slightly convex, but more often flat. In addition, there are often specimens with a depressed surface.
3. If you touch the surface of the cap of fruit bodies, then you can see that it is quite velvety and fibrous. Over time, its edges acquire a pronounced wrinkled structure. In young mushrooms, the color is close to purple. As soon as the fruits begin to ripen, they turn red-brown.
4. Such mushrooms at maturity can acquire even a wine color. In any case, the fruit bodies around the edges of the cap remain purple in color. Hymenophore in fruit bodies has a lamellar structure. They are located under the cap and tightly attached to the leg of the fungus.
5. As for the color plates, they are often grayish. In mature and old specimens, they may be beige-brown. In the plates themselves there is a spore powder. It consists of almond-shaped spores that have a warty surface. The powder itself is tan brown.
6. The length of the stem of mushrooms in height can reach up to 14 cm. At the same time, their thickness does not exceed 5 cm. If you look closely at the base, you can see a thickening in the form of a tuber. On the very surface of the legs, the remnants of the cover are visible. In young immature fruit bodies, the stem has a pale purple color.
7. As for mature excellent spider webs, then they are whitish or pale ocher. The taste of the pulp itself is quite pleasant, as is the flavor. If the fungus, for any reason, comes into contact with alkaline products, it will turn a brownish color. In its normal state, it is white or slightly bluish.

Spread

1. Fruit bodies have a wide area of ​​distribution in broad-leaved and mixed forests of Europe. However, to find such mushrooms is a rather difficult task. In most European countries, copies are listed in the Red Book.
2. These mushrooms are endangered species and are protected. On the territory of the Russian Federation are rare. In most cases, excellent spider webs grow in groups.
3. Most often they form mycorrhiza with beech trees and similar deciduous trees. Such specimens are also found under the birch trees. The fruiting season falls from late summer to mid-autumn.

Virulence

Considered fruit body belongs to the category of edible mushrooms.The only problem is that there is little information about such an instance. Mushroom simply little studied. However, this does not prevent to consume its food in marinated, salted and dried form.

Similar species

1. On the discussed fruit bodies look like a watery blue spiderweb. These mushrooms have some external similarities among themselves. In a similar instance, the cap is painted in a blue-gray tint. At the same time, the edges always remain perfectly smooth. In addition, on the surface of the water-blue spiderweb there are remnants of the veil.
2. This mushroom has a hemispherical cap. As it ripens, it changes shape and becomes flat. In addition, mucus is present on the surface of the watery blue cobweb. Know, the mushroom tastes sweet with an unpleasant aroma.
3. Also, the hero of the article is similar to Terpsichora's webs. However, the latter has a darker color. In addition, the cap can be seen radial fibers. Also note that such a spider web has a fairly large size. His hat is painted in blue-violet color.

An excellent cobweb belongs to the edible group of fruit bodies.Most mushroom pickers simply do not appreciate such specimens. They have a pleasant aroma and taste. In addition, the problem remains that in our country such mushrooms are hard to find, they are protected.