Gebeloma coal-loving: description and photo

Coal-loving Hebeloma is a member of the Hymenogaster family, whose Latin name is Hebeloma birrus. It also has a number of other synonyms: Agaricus birrus, Hylophila birra, Hebeloma birrum, Hebeloma birrum var. Birrum.

What does coal-loving hebeloma look like?

Grows singly or in large groups

Hebeloma coal-loving can be recognized by the following characteristics:

1. At a young age, the cap is hemispherical in shape with a noticeable central tubercle, as it grows older it becomes flat. It is quite small in size, does not reach 2 cm in diameter. The surface of the coal-loving hebeloma is naked, mucous, sticky to the touch. Painted in yellowish shades with lighter edges.
2. Under the cap are dirty-brown plates with almost whitish edges.
3. The spores are almond-shaped, the spore powder is dark brown in color.
4. The stem is cylindrical, in some specimens it may be slightly thickened at the base. It is characterized as very thin, the thickness of which is not more than 5 mm, and reaches a length of 2 to 4 cm. The surface is light-ocher, covered with a bran-like coating. At the base of the stem there is a thin vegetative body of a fluffy structure. Unlike its relatives, this specimen lacks pronounced remains of the veil.
5. The pulp of hebeloma is coal-loving white, has a pleasant or not pronounced aroma and a bitter taste.

Where does coal-loving hebeloma grow?

The name of this instance speaks for itself. Gebeloma coal-loving prefers to grow on burnt areas, bonfires and in places of old conflagrations. Most often found in Asia and Europe, less often in Our Country, in particular, in the Khabarovsk Territory, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Magadan Region. Active fruiting of these mushrooms occurs in August.

Is it possible to eat coal-loving hebeloma

The described gift of the forest is inedible and poisonous. It is forbidden to eat coal-loving gebeloma, as this can lead to serious health problems.

Twins of hebeloma coal-loving

The fruiting bodies of the coal-loving hebeloma are particularly fragile and brittle.

The species under consideration has quite a few twins, these include:

1. Hebeloma girdled – is a conditionally edible mushroom. As a rule, it grows in a variety of forests, forms mycorrhiza with broad-leaved and coniferous trees, most often with pines. Differs from coal-loving in the largest size of fruiting bodies. Also a characteristic feature of the double is a hollow whitish leg with dark shades at the base. Its thickness is about 1 cm, and its length is up to 7 cm.

   

2. Hebeloma sticky – inedible copy. You can recognize a double by a hat, the size of which sometimes reaches 10 cm. The color is light brown or yellowish, but sometimes there are specimens with a brick or red surface. Feels sticky and slimy, like charcoal, but becomes dry and smooth with age. Also a distinctive feature is an unpleasant rare smell of pulp.

   

Conclusion

Coal-loving Gebeloma is a small gift of the forest, which contains poisonous substances. Despite the fact that no deaths from this species have been recorded, eating it can cause severe poisoning. It is also worth noting that experts do not advise even collecting edible mushrooms of the Gebeloma genus, since its representatives are very similar to each other and sometimes it is almost impossible to distinguish edible from poisonous ones.