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Hygrocybe acute is a member of the widespread genus Hygrocybe. The definition arose from the sticky skin of the top of the fruiting body, soaked in liquid. In the scientific literature, the fungus is called: hygrocybe persisting, Hygrocybe persistens, Hygrocybe acutoconica, Hygrocybe conica.
There is another option for domestic use: a wet head.
A distinctive feature of the inedible variety is the pointed tip of the bright mushroom body.
What does hygrocybe acute conical look like?
The cap has a narrowed cone shape, which is especially characteristic of young mushrooms. As it grows, the edges move away, the silhouette of the tip becomes wide-conical. The tubercle in the middle remains, the fragile border often breaks. Fine-fibered, smooth skin after rain becomes slippery, sticky. In the dry period it seems shiny, silky. The width of the upper part is up to 9 cm, so the mushroom is noticeable both in size and bright color:
- entire surface area yellow-orange or yellowish;
- the elevation in the center is much more intense in color.
At the end of growth, the entire surface becomes darker. When pressed on the fruiting body, the skin also darkens.
Light yellow plates of the species are free or, conversely, tightly attached to the cap. Their edges are widened. Often the plates do not reach the border. In old mushrooms, the plates are grayish, when pressed, a dark gray color also appears.
Thin yellowish flesh is fragile, because of this, the edge is often torn, after pressing it turns black. Spore powder is white.
High, up to 10-12 cm, the leg is very thin, only 9-10 mm. Smooth, straight, slightly thickened at the base, finely fibrous, hollow inside. The color of the surface corresponds to the shade of the top, below it brightens to white.
The fruiting bodies of the wetting head with toxic substances are distinguished by long, thin legs, which distinguish them from similar species.
Where does hygrocybe acuminate grow
The species is distributed in Eurasia and North America in the temperate zone, especially in warm regions. More often, brightly colored mushroom families are found in wet meadows, in old gardens, less often in glades and edges of mixed forests from late spring to the first frost. Hygrocybe spiky prefers alkaline sandy soil, grows under solitary hardwood trees.
Fruiting bodies similar to other wetheads with a brightly colored surface, especially a slightly poisonous conical hygrocybe, the surface of which darkens after pressure.
The fruiting body of a similar fungus turns black after maturation.
Is it possible to eat hygrocybe acute
Toxic substances were identified in the pulp of yellowish-orange wetheads with a pointed tip. Hygrocybe acute conical is inedible. From the pulp does not come from any pronounced smell. Poisons of the pointed species are not fatal, but can cause serious illness. An orange-yellow cone-shaped hat with a pointed tubercle in the center should serve as a warning to inexperienced mushroom pickers.
Conclusion
Acute conical hygrocybe is a representative of a widespread genus, which includes small mushroom bodies, conditionally edible and inedible, some of which are poisonous. The brightly colored pointed tip signals that the mushroom should not be harvested.
