Wood leucopholiota (Leucopholiota lignicola)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Tricholomataceae (Tricholomovye or Ryadovkovye)
- Genus: Leucopholiota (Leukofoliota)
- Type: Leucopholiota lignicola (Wood leucopholiota)
- Silverfish wood
Wood leukofoliota is a xylothorophic fungus that usually grows on the wood of deciduous trees, preferring birch deadwood. It grows in groups, as well as singly.
It is found in mixed and deciduous forests of the central and northern regions, and can also grow in mountainous areas.
The season is from the beginning of August to the end of September.
The hat of the leukofoliota is woody brown or golden in color, reaches about 9 centimeters in diameter. In young mushrooms – a hemisphere, then the cap straightens, becomes almost flat. The surface is dry, may be covered with a few curved scales. On the edges in the form of golden flakes, pieces of the bedspread remain.
The leg has a length of up to 8-9 centimeters, hollow. There may be slight bends, but mostly straight. Coloring – like a hat, while from below to the ring on the stem there may be scales, further, higher – the stem is absolutely smooth.
The pulp of Leucopholiota lignicola is very dense, has a pleasant mushroom taste and smell.
The mushroom is edible.