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Trembling is leafy, you can find another name – fringed (Tremella foliacea, Exidia foliacea), an inedible mushroom of the Tremello family. It stands out in appearance, color. It has twins that are similar in structure.
Description of leaf shaker
Leafy trembling (pictured) is a brown or yellow-brown mushroom. The consistency is gelatinous, the fruiting body is curved in the form of lobes, often curly.
Spores spherical or ovoid, colorless.
The color of the leafy trembling is usually brown or amber brown.
It can take on a different shape, reaches a diameter of 15 cm. The structural features largely depend on the growth conditions.
Where and how to grow
Trembling foliose is a parasite. It takes root on different types of wood-dwelling fungi stereoum (Stereum), parasitizing on coniferous trees. Often found on stumps, fallen trees. In other places it is almost impossible to meet her.
This type of trembling is common in America and Eurasia. It occurs at different times of the year. The fruit body persists for a long time, the main period of growth falls on the warm season – from summer to autumn.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Not poisonous, but not used in cooking. The taste doesn’t stand out. Eating raw is not recommended, as it can be hazardous to health. During heat treatment, the taste does not improve, so the mushroom has no nutritional value.
Twins and their differences
The twins will be:
- Trembling deciduous differs in that it lives only on deciduous trees. The edibility of this representative of the mushroom family is unknown, there is no data on toxicity. It is known that it is not used for food, because. does not have a pleasant taste. It belongs to conditionally edible, but it is not used for cooking.
- Sparassis curly – an edible representative of the mushroom family Sparassaceae. Refers to parasites. The pulp is white, dense. It tastes like a walnut.
- Auricularia auricularis – an edible representative of the Auriculariaceae family. It is a parasite, grows on deciduous trees, on dead, weakened specimens, fallen trunks, stumps. Auricularia auricularis got its name because of its specific shape, reminiscent of the human auricle.Auricularia auricularia (Auricularia auricula-judae), or Judas ear – black tree fungus Muer
- Trembling orange (Tremella mesenterica) is a conditionally edible representative of the mushroom kingdom. Valued for its medicinal properties. The pulp has no specific taste, smell. Glucuronoxylomannan is a polysaccharide compound that is obtained from orange tremor. It is used to stop inflammatory processes. It is also used to treat allergic diseases. The substance has a positive effect on the immune system, the excretory system. Helps the liver and the entire hepatobiliary system. It is used in folk medicine.
Conclusion
Trembling leafy does not apply to edible species. It is better to pay attention to edible twins. Some mushroom pickers collect it by mistake, mistaking it for relatives of the same family. The leafy variety does not represent any value. It is not used for cooking, not used in traditional medicine.
