Gyrodon merulioides (Gyrodon merulioides)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Boletales (Boletales)
- Family: Paxillaceae (Pig)
- Genus: Gyrodon
- Type: Gyrodon merulioides (Gyrodon meruliusoid)
Boletinellus merulioides
Gyrodon merulius belongs to the Svinushkovye family.
The cap of this mushroom can be from 4 to 12,5 cm in diameter. In a young mushroom, the cap has a slightly convex shape, and its edge is slightly tucked up. After some time, the cap acquires a depressed shape or becomes almost funnel-shaped. Its smooth surface is yellow-brown or red-brown, and olive-brown mushrooms are also found.
The pulp of Gyrodon merulius in the center is denser in structure than at the edges. The color of the pulp is yellow. This mushroom has no particular smell or distinctive taste.
The hymenophore of the fungus is tubular, has a dark yellow or olive green color. If it is damaged, then over time it will slowly acquire a blue-green hue.
The leg of the merulius gyrodon is from 2 to 5 cm in length. It is eccentric in shape, and in its upper part the leg is of the same color as the tubular layer, and in the lower part it has a blackish-brown color.
The spore powder is olive-brown in color, and the spores themselves are light yellow, broadly ellipsoid or almost spherical in shape.
As for the growth of Gyrodon merulius, it rarely occurs singly. More often this mushroom is found growing in small groups.
The mushroom is edible and edible.
The season for girodon meruliusovidnogo belongs to summer and mid-autumn.