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Collibia family – a representative of the Negniuchnikov family without taste with the smell of rotten wood. It occupies the last niche in the 4th category of mushrooms – conditionally edible.
What does family collibia look like?
The color of the fruit body depends on the wood on which the fungus parasitizes and on lighting.
Cap Description
Collibia family is a small mushroom, the diameter of the cap in adult specimens is within 2 cm.
External characteristic:
- the shape is round, convex, in an overripe mushroom it can be concave;
- the surface is smooth, dry, in the central part there is a tuberous cylindrical formation, it is present in young and mature specimens;
- the middle is light brown, closer to the edge of the cap the shade brightens, becomes beige;
- concentric circles are well defined on the surface;
- the edges are even or serrated from the spore-bearing plates protruding beyond the cap perimeter;
- plates are rarely located with a clear border near the fruit stem;
- spores are presented in the form of an elongated oval with a white powder.
The pulp is thin, fragile with a woody smell and lack of taste.
Description of the leg
Clitocybula family forms a long (up to 8 cm) stem, the thickness of which does not exceed 1,5 cm.
The shape is cylindrical, depending on the density of growth, slightly flat, curved, hollow. The structure is fibrous, rigid. The surface is light on top, darker below, lined.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
In gastronomic terms, the fruiting body is of no value. The flesh is thin, the leg is hard. Complete lack of taste both raw and after processing. The unpleasant smell of rotten wood does not add popularity.
If the fruiting body is not sufficiently cooked, the dish can cause intestinal upset and pain in the epigastric region. The collection season for Collibia family falls at the beginning of autumn, when a large number of more valuable species appear. In order not to expose yourself to the risk of poisoning, it is better to opt for edible specimens.
Where and how to grow
The main distribution area is the Central, Northwestern, Central Black Earth, Ural region. The saprophyte fungus parasitizes on deadwood and old stumps of deciduous trees. Forms families growing from one plot in the form of a rosette. The density on one mycelium is from 6 to 15 pieces. Prefers damp, shady places.
Twins and their differences
The counterpart of the family collibia is the forest-loving collibia (Gymnopus dryophilus).
The varieties of the family are similar in size, place and mode of growth. Distinguishes their appearance:
- the twin has a sloping spheroid cap without a knobby fragment in the center;
- gymnopus dryophilus has a light brown color in mature mushrooms, in young specimens it is lighter, translucent;
- in the wood-loving collibia, the plates are rarely located, loosely attached to the hat, brown dots or stains are visible on them;
- leg – 5-6 cm, hard, light brown, dry, splits into longitudinal ribbons at the cut site.
The nutritional value of the double is the same as that of collibia.
Similar (in appearance and growth method to the family clitocibula (Clitocybula abundans)) collibia (talker) is abundant.
The fruiting body contains toxins, causes food poisoning. It grows in small families on stumps or on a leaf cushion, on mosses. Smaller, leg short, fragile, hollow. The hat is dry, glossy with torn edges, light gray. In the central part of the recess. across the surface of the strip. The taste is bitter, the smell is absent.
Conclusion
Collibia family – conditionally edible mushroom culture, tasteless, with an unpleasant rotten smell. Grows on stumps and deadwood of deciduous trees, forms families. It has no nutritional value and may cause mild food poisoning.
