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The mushroom Hygrophorus Persona is known by the Latin name Hygrophorus persoonii, and also has several synonyms:
- Hygrophorus dichrous var. Fuscovinous;
- Agaricus limacinus;
- Hygrophorus dichrous.
Type of department Basidiomycetes, Hygrophoraceae family.
Fruit with a standard structure, consists of a cap and a stem
What does Persona hygrophorus look like?
A little-known species stands out among the representatives of its family with a catchy appearance with an unusual color for mushrooms. The color changes during the growth period. At the beginning of the growing season, fruiting bodies are dark with a brown or brown tint, then lighten to gray-green.
The peculiarity of the color is that at any age, to a greater or lesser extent, an olive color is present not only on the surface of the fruiting body, but also in the pulp. The coloration is more pronounced at the base of the stem and in the upper layer of the cap.
The external characteristic of the hygrophor Persona is as follows:
- The hat at the beginning of the growing season is conical with a blunt bulge in the center, then takes the form of a rounded prostrate with concave edges, diameter – 8-10 cm.
- The bulge becomes less noticeable, but always darker in color than the main background.
- The surface is smooth, covered with a dense layer of mucus, which is present even at low humidity.
- The spore-bearing layer is formed from plates of different lengths, some of them are located along the edge of the cap, some reach the border with the stem. The longest are descending.
- The plates are wide, thin, arcuate, rarely located. In young specimens they are white, in older specimens they are light brown with a green tint.
- The height of the stem is 12 cm. Like the cap, it changes during the aging period of the fungus. At the beginning of growth, the form is cylindrical, narrow near the mycelium, white on top, then gray-green, finely scaly. The lower part is darker, covered with mucus. On the surface are several rings of gray-green color.
- The structure is fibrous, the inside is solid.
More often, the legs of young mushrooms are curved at the base.
Where does the hygrophorus Persona grow?
The hygrophore Person is found infrequently, mainly in the North Caucasus, less often in the Primorsky Territory, the Far East. Mushrooms are found in the Sverdlovsk and Penza regions. Grows only in broad-leaved massifs in symbiosis with oak, rarely hornbeam and beech. Fruiting bodies occur singly or in small scattered groups.
Is it possible to eat hygrophor Person
In mycological reference books, the hygrophore Persona is designated as a little-studied edible mushroom. In terms of nutritional value, it is in the fourth category.
False doubles
The species has no officially designated false twins. Outwardly, it looks like an olive-white hygrophore. The mushroom is conditionally edible. It has a thicker stem, a conical cap covered with mucus, and the color is brown-green. Forms mycorrhiza only with coniferous trees.
The central part with a tubercle is always much darker than the main color.
Rules for collection and use
Fruiting bodies begin to form from August to November. Harvested in forests where oaks are found. The period is quite long, there are no peaks in fruiting, mushrooms grow evenly and stably. Mushroom pickers are little known, unattractive because of the greenish color and slimy coating. Some look like toadstools.
In fact, Persona hygrophorus is a tasty, versatile mushroom, suitable for all processing methods.
Conclusion
Hygrophor Persona is a little-known, not widely distributed edible species. Grows only in deciduous forests near oak or hornbeam. Fruiting autumn, long. Fruiting bodies are consumed immediately after harvest or used for harvesting for the winter.