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Moss fly parasitic is a rare fungus. Belongs to the class Agaricomycetes, family Boletovye, genus Pseudobolt. Another name is parasitic flywheel.
What do parasitic flywheels look like?
Flywheel parasitic – a small tubular fungus of yellow or rusty-brown color.
A young specimen has a hemisphere-shaped hat, while a mature specimen has a flat cap. Its surface is covered with velvety delicate skin, which can be difficult to remove. Color – from lemon yellow to hazel. The cap diameter is from 2 to 5 cm. Its flesh is dense and thick.
Leg yellow-olive, tapering towards the base. Its structure is fibrous, the flesh is yellow, dense, odorless, the color does not change on the cut. The leg is curved, rather thin: it barely reaches 1 cm in diameter.
The parasitic flywheel has wide pores with ribbed edges. The layer of tubules in a young specimen is yellow-lemon in color, in an old specimen it is olive or rusty brown. The tubes themselves are short, descending. Spores are large, olive-brown, spindle-shaped.
The pulp is yellow or yellow-greenish, elastic, rather friable, odorless and tasteless.
Where do parasitic flywheels grow?
Representatives of the species are found in northern Africa, in Europe, in the east of North America. In Our Country come across extremely rarely.
They grow on the bodies of false raincoats during the maturation period of the latter. They like sandstones and dry places. They grow in large colonies in deciduous and mixed forests.
Is it possible to eat parasitic flywheels
Moss fly parasitic is classified as an edible species, but is not eaten. The reason is low taste and nutritional value.
False doubles
The small fruiting body of the parasitic flywheel resembles the body of a young green flywheel. Adult specimens of these species differ only in size.
Mokhovik green – an edible tubular mushroom, the most common of the Mokhovik genus, is found in all regions. It has a fairly high taste – belongs to the second category. Both legs and caps are eaten. Most often they are salted and pickled.
The hat is olive-brown or gray, velvety, convex, its diameter is from 3 to 10 cm. The flesh is white, the color does not change or is slightly blue when cut. The leg is fibrous, smooth, with a brown mesh, cylindrical in shape, and can taper towards the base. Its height is from 4 to 10 cm, thickness is from 1 to 2 cm. The layer of tubules is adherent, yellowish-olive or yellowish, slightly blue when pressed.
The fruiting season is May-October. Found in deciduous and coniferous forests, love well-lit places. It grows along roadsides, in ditches, on forest edges. He likes to settle on rotten stumps, the remains of old wood, anthills. Often grows singly, rarely in groups.
Several more moss mushrooms belong to this genus:
- Kashtanovыy (brown). An edible species that belongs to the third category in terms of taste. Fruiting time – June-October.
- Semi-gold. A very rare conditionally edible mushroom of gray-yellow color. It is found in the Far East, the Caucasus, Europe, North America.
- blunt spore. Outwardly similar to other flywheels. Its main difference is the shape of the spores, which have a blunt cut end. Grows in North America, North Caucasus, Europe.
- powdered (powdered, dusty). A rare edible mushroom with a pleasant-tasting pulp. The fruiting season is August-September. It can be found in deciduous and mixed forests. It grows in small groups or singly in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, and the Far East.
- Red. An extremely rare edible species belonging to the fourth taste category. Eat in boiled, dried and pickled form. It grows in ravines, on desert roads, in deciduous forests, in thickets of grass. Found in small colonies. Growth time – August-September.
- Woody. It does not occur on the territory of Our Country. Refers to inedible. Settles on tree trunks, stumps, sawdust. Grows in Europe and North America.
- Motley. A fairly common edible mushroom with low taste. Young specimens are suitable for consumption. They can be dried, fried, marinated. Found in deciduous forests, prefers to settle with lindens.
Collection rules
The parasitic moss fly is of no interest and is not in demand among lovers of quiet hunting. You can collect them from mid-summer to mid-autumn. You only need to cut the fruiting body.
Use
Moss fly parasitic in food is practically not consumed because of the unpleasant taste, although it can be eaten. It is non-toxic, non-hazardous, and will not harm health. Even prolonged heat treatment with the addition of flavoring seasonings is not able to improve its taste.
Conclusion
Moss fly parasitic is not like any representative of its kind. It is impossible to confuse it with other mushrooms, since it is always attached to the fruiting body of another mushroom.