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Phaeolepiota golden (phaeolepiota aurea) has several other names:
- mustard;
- flake herbaceous;
- golden umbrella.
This forest dweller belongs to the Champignon family. The mushroom has its own characteristic appearance, it is difficult to confuse it with others. This forest representative is considered an inedible specimen.
Mushroom mustard plaster in a clearing has a rather attractive appearance
What does pheolepiota golden look like?
The young representative of this species has a hemispherical hat ranging in size from 5 to 25 cm, dull yellow-golden, yellow-ocher, sometimes orange. As the mushroom grows, a tubercle (mound) appears in the center of the cap and resembles a bell in appearance. The surface appears grainy. In a mature fungus, this sign becomes smaller and may disappear altogether. Inside the hat umbrella there are frequent, curved, thin plates. They adhere to the fruiting body. While the mushroom is young, the plates are covered with a dense veil. Along the edge, in the place of its attachment, sometimes a dark stripe appears. The color of the bedspread does not differ from the color of the cap, although in some cases it may have a shade either darker or lighter. As the plates grow, they change their color from pale yellow, whitish to brown, even rusty. The spores are oblong, pointed. The color of the spore powder is brown-rusty. After the spores mature, the plates darken.
The leg of the representative of the species is straight, it can be thickened towards the bottom. Height from 5 to 25 cm. The surface of the legs, like the caps, is matte, granular. While the specimen is young, the trunk of the leg smoothly passes into a private veil. The color of the trunk does not differ and has a yellow-golden color. As the mushroom body grows, a wide hanging ring of the same color remains from the bedspread, perhaps a little darker. Above the annulus, the stem is smooth, similar in color to the plates, sometimes with whitish or yellowish flakes. In older specimens, the ring is reduced. The stalk becomes dark over time and takes on a rusty-brown hue.
Hanging wide ring on the leg after the rupture of the bedspread
The flesh of this forest representative is fleshy, thick, sinewy. Its color differs depending on the location: in the cap the flesh is yellowish or white, and in the leg it is reddish. It has no particular pronounced odor.
Where does the golden umbrella mushroom grow?
This type of mustard plaster is common in Western Siberia, Primorye, as well as in European districts.
Mustard plaster is found in small or large groups. Grows in the following places:
- roadside or ditch;
- fertile fields, meadows and pastures;
- shrubs;
- nettle thickets;
- forest glades.
Is it possible to eat pheolepiota golden mushroom
Theolepiota aureus raises concerns about edibility. Previously, the umbrella was classified as conditionally edible mushrooms, but it was advised to eat only after mandatory heat treatment for 20 minutes. At the moment, according to some scientists, the mushroom is classified as an inedible species.
Conclusion
Theolepiota golden belongs to the Champignon family. It has its own characteristic appearance and attractive color. It grows in groups, mainly in open, light areas in Western Siberia, Primorye, as well as in European districts. Considered inedible.