Long-legged honeycomb (Hypholoma elongatum) photo and description

Long-legged false feather (Hypholoma elongatum)

• Hypholoma elongated
• Hypholoma elongatipes

External description of the fungus

A small-sized mushroom, called the long-legged pseudo-mushroom, has a cap with a diameter of 1 to 3.5 cm. In young mushrooms, it has a hemispherical shape, while in mature mushrooms it opens to a flat shape. In young long-legged false mushrooms, the remains of a private coverlet are visible on the hat; in wet weather, it is covered with mucus (in moderation). The color of the cap of a mature fruiting body varies from yellow to ocher, and as it matures, it acquires an olive hue. The plates are characterized by a yellow-gray color.

Long-legged false frond (Hypholoma elongatum) has a slender and thin leg, the surface of which has a yellowish tint, only turning into a red-brown color at the base. Thin fibers are visible on the surface of the stem, gradually disappearing and having length parameters in the range of 6-12 cm and a thickness of 2-4 mm. Mushroom spores have a smooth surface and brown color. The shape of the spores of the long-legged false honey agaric varies from ellipsoid to ovoid, has a large germ pore and parameters of 9.5-13.5 * 5.5-7.5 microns.

Habitat and fruiting season

Long-legged false feather (Hypholoma elongatum) prefers to grow in swampy and damp areas, on acidic soils, in the middle of moss-covered areas, in forests of mixed and coniferous types.

Edibility

The mushroom is poisonous and should not be eaten.

Similar species, distinctive features from them

Long-legged honey agaric (Hypholoma elongatum) is sometimes confused with the same inedible moss false honey agaric (Hypholoma polytrichi). True, that hat has a brown color, sometimes with an olive tint. The stalk of the moss frond may be yellow-brown or brown with an olive tint. Disputes are very small.