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Lamellar fungus belongs to the Strophariaceae family. Luminous flake is known by several names: Flammula devonica, Dryophila lucifera, Agaricus lucifera, as well as sticky flake and sticky foliot. The fruit body contains no toxins, but the bitter taste makes the mushroom unsuitable for food.
What does a glowing flake look like?
The color of the fruiting body of the luminous scale depends on the place of growth, the degree of illumination and the stage of development. It is light yellow, lemon brown with an orange tint. The color is solid or with a darker spot in the center and light edges on the hat.
Cap Description
The shape of the cap in young specimens is convex, spherical, as the fungus ages, it becomes prostrate with concave edges.
External characteristic:
- the average diameter of an adult luminous flake is 5-7 cm;
- the surface of young specimens is covered with small elongated red-brown scales, which completely fall off during the growth of the cap;
- the film coating is slippery, sticky;
- along the edge there are torn remains of a bedspread in the form of a fringe;
- the plates are weakly fixed in the lower part, are rarely located. The edges are wavy, light yellow at the beginning of growth, and in mature mushrooms – brown with dark spots.
The pulp is dense, beige, with a yellow tint, fragile.
Description of the leg
The leg is even, slightly thickened at the base, grows up to 5 cm.
The structure is dense, solid, rigid. On the upper part there are uneven fragments of the bedspread in the form of a ring. The part near the cap is smooth, light. At the base is dark, closer to the ring the surface is covered with flaky soft and fibrous particles.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Luminous flake is included in the group of inedible mushrooms. The species is not poisonous, but the taste of the fruiting body is very bitter. It is impossible to get rid of bitterness in any way. The smell is unexpressed, slightly sweet, reminiscent of a flower.
Where and how to grow
Glowing flake grows in coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests. Settles in groups on rotten leaf litter, open clearings, wood residues. The fruiting period is long – from mid-July until the onset of frost. In Our Country, the main concentration of the species is in the Central and Southern regions.
Widespread in:
- Europe;
- Australia
- Japan
- South America.
Twins and their differences
Outwardly, the luminous clay-yellow flake looks like a flake.
The color of the cap of the double is much lighter, in the center there is a slight bulge of dark color. The protective film on the surface is slippery with a rare scaly coating. Spore-bearing plates at any age are light beige.
Conclusion
Luminous flake is an inedible mushroom that bears fruit from July to October in the Central and Southern regions. There are no toxic compounds in the chemical composition, but the bitter taste makes it unsuitable for processing. It grows in all types of forests, in the shade of trees and in open areas.
