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Cobweb lazy – (lat. Cortinarius bolaris) – a fungus of the Cobweb family (Cortinariaceae). People also call it red-scaly and bumper mushroom. Like other species of this genus, he got his name for the “cobweb” film that connects the edge of the cap of a young mushroom with a leg.
Description of the lazy cobweb
Cobweb lazy – a small mushroom of a reddish color. It has a bright color, so it is quite difficult to confuse it with other representatives of the “forest kingdom”.
Bright and remarkable appearance – the distinctive features of the fungus
Cap Description
The hat is relatively small – no more than 7 cm. In older specimens, it becomes prostrate, especially during the dry season. The cap is scaly, its entire surface is covered with orange, red or rusty-brown scales. This characteristic feature makes it easy to see the cobweb lazy from afar, as well as distinguish it from other mushrooms.
Spread cap only in mature mushrooms
The flesh of the cap is dense, yellow, white or light orange in color. The plates are adherent, wide, not too often located. Their color changes with age. At first they are gray, later they become rusty brown. The same color and spore powder.
Description of the leg
The stem is cylindrical, sometimes tuberous at the base. Not high, 3-7 cm, but rather thick – 1-1,5 cm in diameter. It is covered with brown-red scales. At the top are reddish bands.
The color of the legs is:
- copper red;
- red-brown;
- orange-yellow;
- creamy yellow.
The scaly leg distinguishes the view
Where and how to grow
The cobweb lazy grows singly or in small groups, in deciduous and coniferous plantations. Forms mycorrhiza with trees of a wide variety of species. Prefers acidic, moist soils. Often grows on moss litter. Fruiting is short – from September to October. It occurs mainly in the European part of Our Country, as well as in Eastern Siberia and the Southern Urals.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Cobweb lazy – inedible mushroom. The pulp contains toxins, which gives the right to consider it poisonous. The amount of toxic substances is negligible, but when eating mushrooms, it is easy to get poisoned, and poisoning can be quite serious.
Twins and their differences
The twin is only the peacock cobweb. It also contains toxic substances, respectively, is poisonous. It differs in the color of the scales – they are copper-red, as well as the purple color of the plates.
Conclusion
Cobweb lazy – a mushroom unsuitable for collection, found everywhere in forests. Beautiful and unusual appearance attracts mushroom pickers, but it is better to bypass it. The mushroom is considered poisonous, respectively, inedible.