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Pasynkovidny cobweb is a rare species of the Spider web family, which grows everywhere, mainly in the humus of fallen needles. In Latin, its name is written as Cortinarius Privignoides, in -language sources there is another speaking definition of “tuber-legged”. The fruit body has no special distinguishing features. It is important to study the scientific description of the species in detail, since stepchild mushrooms are not eaten.
Description of the cobweb
The fruit body is formed from a long stem and an almost flat cap. The color is beautiful, copper-red or pale brown.
In appearance, it is a classic forest basidiomycete
Cap Description
The upper part of the cobweb does not differ in large sizes, the diameter varies between 5 and 7 cm.
The shape of the cap is prostrate or convex in mature fruiting bodies, bell-shaped in young ones. Its surface is dry and velvety. The color can take on all shades of brown, orange or red.
The reverse side of the cap is covered with frequent narrow plates that adhere to the stem.
In young immature stepchild mushrooms, they are brown, covered with a white bloom, ripening, they acquire a rusty tint, later they become uneven, jagged.
Description of the leg
The base of the described mushroom is club-shaped, thick at the soil surface, thin under the cap.
The lower part has a rounded tuberous outgrowth, which is the reason for the speaking name of the stepson-shaped basidiomycete – tuberous
The diameter of the stem does not exceed 1,5 cm, the length is 6 cm. The surface is smooth, silky, dry, white in color, dotted with small brown spots. In young stepchild fruiting bodies, the stalk may be blue or purple. Rings are absent or poorly expressed.
The spongy flesh is light brown at the base of the stem. In the rest of the fruit body, it is white and has no smell. The spore powder of the gossamer is orange-brown in color. The spores are narrow and long.
Where and how to grow
The cobweb is distributed throughout Europe and Our Country. It grows in coniferous forests, but can also be found in mixed ones. This is an old-timer of the North American continent. Its fruiting occurs in August.
The stepson-shaped basidiomycete grows in families, near coniferous trees, forms mycorrhiza with them. You can see his red hat in a pile of fallen and rotted needles, foliage and in ordinary soil. Occasionally it is found in deciduous forests, mainly under birches.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The described basidiomycete is classified as a poisonous species; it is forbidden to collect it for human consumption. The fruit body does not exude sharp or other odors.
Twins and their differences
Pasynkovidny cobweb belongs to the European species of mushrooms. But, despite this, no representatives of the family similar to it in appearance and description were found on the continent.
Conclusion
The gossamer web is an inedible mushroom that is of interest only to collectors and mycologists. You can meet him everywhere in coniferous forests. It is important for lovers of quiet hunting to pay attention to the description of this poisonous representative of the cobweb family. It must not be allowed to end up in a basket along with edible mushrooms.