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Panus rough – a representative of a large group of the genus Panus. These mushrooms are also called sawflies. The Latin name for the bristly sawfly is Panus rudis. The genus is distinguished by a high concentration of protein. Mature specimens are much tougher than young ones, which was the reason for the name of the species. The latter are well absorbed, do not create problems for the digestive tract. Another feature due to which the fungus got its name is the ability to destroy wood on trees and stumps. Even artificial structures on which panuses grow do not remain unscathed.
What does Panus rude look like?
The species must be described in full. This enables mushroom pickers to accurately determine the name and belonging of the fruiting body to a well-known family. Panus consists of a cap and a leg, so the main attention is paid to these parts.
Cap Description
The hat of the bristly sawfly has an unusual shape. Most often it is lateral, funnel-shaped or cup-shaped. The surface is strewn with tiny hairs.
Coloring – yellow-red or light brown, sometimes with pink. The cap diameter is from 2 cm to 7 cm. The flesh is without pronounced taste and smell, white spore powder, cylindrical spores.
Description of the leg
This part of the fungus is very short, the length of the stem is not more than 2 cm. The thickness is the same, it can be up to 3 cm on individual specimens. Dense, the color is identical to that of the hat, the stem is covered with hairs.
Where and how to grow
The fungus prefers deciduous or coniferous plantings, highlands. It occurs on fallen trees, coniferous wood, especially buried in the ground. Grows singly or in small groups. It bears fruit from the end of June, in the highland areas a little later – from the end of July or in August. Some lovers of “silent hunting” note the appearance of the rough panus in the autumn months (September, October). It lives in the Urals, the Caucasus, in the forests of the Far East and Siberia. Occurs on mass felling of trees, dead wood.
It can grow in unusual places, for example, as another representative of sawflies in the video:
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Scientists classify the species as conditionally edible mushrooms. This suggests that panus can be consumed after preliminary preparation – soaking, boiling (25 minutes). It is recommended to prepare dishes from the cap of young specimens of the bristly sawfly. Old mushrooms and legs are best thrown away.
Many mushroom pickers believe that the nutritional value of the species is low. They try to use it fresh, without making preparations. The exception is pickling.
Twins and their differences
In nature, a fairly large number of sawflies. There are species that an inexperienced mushroom picker can confuse with each other. However, the bristly variety is poorly studied. Therefore, scientists have not identified species similar to it at the moment. Other panuses have too distinctive external parameters (coloration) that do not allow them to be mistaken for a rough panus.
Conclusion
Panus rough has an unusual appearance, but can significantly diversify the diet. The description and photo will help mushroom pickers to easily find fruiting bodies in order to move them to their basket.