Gyroporus sandy (Gyroporus Ammophilus) photo and description

Gyroporus sandy (Gyroporus Ammophilus)

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• Gyroporus castaneus var. amophilus
• Gyroporus castaneus var. ammophilus
• Sandman

Hat: salmon pink to ocher when young, changing to tawny with pink zones with age. The edge is lighter, sometimes whitish. The size is from 4 to 15 cm. The shape is from hemispherical to convex, then flattened with raised edges. The skin is dry, matte, smooth or very finely hairy.

Hymenophore: from salmon pink to cream when young, then more accentuated cream when mature. Does not change color when touched. The tubules are thin and very short, the hymenophore is free or adjacent to the cap. The pores are monophonic, with tubules; very small in young specimens, but rather wide at maturity.

Stem: White in young, then becoming the same color as the cap, but with paler tones. Turns pink when rubbed, especially at the base where the color is more stable. The surface is smooth. The shape is cylindrical, slightly expanding towards the base. Outside, it has a hard crust, and inside it is spongy with cavities (chambers).

Flesh: Salmon pink color, almost unchanged, although in some very mature specimens it may take on blue tones. Compact but fragile morphology in young specimens, then spongy in mature specimens. Weak sweetish taste and uncharacteristic smell.

It grows in coniferous forests (), in sandy coastal areas or dunes. Prefers limestone soils. An autumn mushroom that appears in isolated or scattered groups.

The beautiful salmon-brown color of the cap and stem distinguishes it from the like, of which it was previously considered a variety. The habitat is also different, which in principle allows you to distinguish between these species, although in case of doubt the skin can be poured with ammonia, which will give a reddish-brown color and not change the color of the y.

A toxic fungus that causes symptoms of acute and prolonged gastrointestinal disturbances.