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Dung goblet – a miniature inedible mushroom, shaped like a glass or an inverted cone. It is rare, grows on fertile soil in large families. Fruits in spring and autumn. Since the mushroom has a bizarre shape, it is very difficult to confuse it with edible representatives.
Where does the dung goblet grow
A goblet of dung is rare. Prefers to grow in moist, fertile soil, on a heap of manure, in a rotting leafy substrate, or on dry wood. Fruits in large families in spring and autumn. They can also be seen before the start of winter after heavy rains.
What does a glass of dung look like
Acquaintance with the view must begin with external characteristics. The fruit body in young specimens is oblong, light coffee in color. The surface is covered with a snow-white film that covers the spore layer. As it matures, the membrane ruptures, and gray oblong peridioles appear, which play the role of receptacles for spores. They are attached to the bottom of the glasses with a mycelial cord.
Grows in tight groups
Outside, the mushroom is covered with microscopic hairs and is painted in ocher or coffee color. Inside glossy, smooth, gray or black. The pulp is tasteless and odorless, so the mushroom has no nutritional value.
Reproduction occurs in large, thick-walled spores with a glossy surface. As it matures, it breaks open, and the spores are spread by the wind over long distances.
A glass of dung, like any inhabitant of the forest, has similar twins. Such as:
- Striped – an inedible species that grows in mixed forests. A small fruiting body has an oblong shape. As it matures, the upper part ruptures, exposing ovoid dark peridioles, and the fungus takes on the shape of an inverted cone. It is rare, bears fruit in autumn in large groups.
The pulp is hard, tasteless and odorless
- Olla – an inedible mushroom of a small size with a felt surface. At a young age, the shape is ovoid, as it grows older it becomes cone-shaped. The surface is velvety, dark coffee color. They grow on a woody substrate in deciduous and spruce forests, in steppes and meadows. Fruiting from May to October, sometimes found in winter. The fungus often grows in large groups.
Common species in mixed forests
- Smooth – an inedible species that grows in mixed forests on rotting wood and deciduous substrate. It bears fruit throughout the warm period in close groups. You can recognize the mushroom by its small barrel-shaped shape. As it matures, it becomes cone-shaped, the membrane ruptures, exposing light coffee spore storage. The pulp is tough, elastic, ocher, tasteless and odorless.
Grows on decaying wood
Is it possible to eat a glass of dung
A glass of dung is an inedible representative of the mushroom kingdom. Due to the lack of taste and smell, the species is not used in cooking. But, due to the ability to destroy wood residues, this representative is widely used for processing agricultural residues.
The fungus destroys lignin without significant damage to cellulose. Thanks to this, the nutritional value of plant residues increases and becomes valuable for feeding livestock.
This type of goblet is used in folk medicine. Fruiting bodies secrete antioxidants that protect nuclear DNA. Also, flocks and infusions are made from young specimens for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
Conclusion
Dung goblet – due to the lack of taste, they are not used for food. But the species has found application in agriculture and due to its beneficial properties in traditional medicine. It can be recognized by its bizarre shape and round-black peridioles, which are located inside the cone.