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Collibia broad-lamellar (Udemansiella) is a species of fungi belonging to the Negniuchnikov family. Among the people, it is also known under the name Denezhka wide-plate.
What does Collybia broadleaf look like?
This is an agaric on a thin stalk, reaching 15 cm in diameter. It has a thin white pulp with a slight odor.
Cap Description
Hat sizes can vary from 50 to 150 mm. In young individuals, it has a bell-shaped shape; as it grows, it gradually opens up and eventually arches upward. A tubercle remains in the middle of the cap. The cap is gray or gray-brown, darker in the region of the tubercle. Due to the radial structure of the fibers in dry weather, the hat can crack along the edges.
The plates are brittle, wide, adhering to the stem, not often located. In young specimens they are white, in adults they darken and acquire a gray-brown hue.
Description of the leg
The thickness of the leg is from 5 to 30 mm, and the height is from 50 to 150 mm. Leg formed by longitudinal fibers, usually cylindrical in shape, somewhat tapering from the base to the cap. The color of the stem can vary from light gray to brown.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
In different sources, you can find different information about the suitability of Collibia broad-lamellar for food. Experts classify it as conditionally edible. In addition, this species does not have a pronounced taste. It may be of interest to mushroom pickers due to the fact that it can be collected already at the beginning of summer, long before the appearance of other mushrooms.
How to cook Collibia wide plate
Collibia broad-lamellar is pre-boiled for 15 minutes to get rid of the unpleasant woody taste, then it is pickled, salted or fried.
Where and how to grow
Collibia is distributed in deciduous and mixed forests in the European part of Our Country. It can be found in the Caucasus, the Far East, as well as in Western and Eastern Siberia.
The harvesting season for Collibia broad-blade begins in late spring and ends in mid-autumn. Single individuals or their clusters can be found on rotten stumps or fallen trunks of deciduous trees, most often oak, alder and birch.
Twins and their differences
An edible mushroom of the IVth category of Deer Plyutey, which has a similar appearance, can be confused with Collybia broad-lamellar. You can distinguish Plyutey deer by the following features:
- its spores are pink;
- the plates are pinkish, located noticeably more often than in Collibia;
- the smell of the pulp is similar to the smell of a radish;
- the plates do not reach the legs;
- no strands-rhizoids.
Conclusion
Collibia broad-lamellar is a conditionally edible mushroom found throughout Our Country. Little is known to amateur mushroom pickers, since it does not represent a great nutritional value, but it may be of interest due to the early start of the season, when there are no other mushrooms yet.
