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Plyutei golden-colored belongs to the rare mushrooms of the Plyuteev family. Second name: golden brown. It is distinguished by the bright color of the hat, so inexperienced mushroom pickers classify it as poisonous, in fact, it does not pose a danger to human health.
What does a golden-colored whip look like?
Pluteus chrysophaeus (pictured below) is a medium-sized mushroom. Its height does not exceed 5,5-6,5 cm. The flesh has a yellowish-gray color, the color does not change on the cut. The fruit body does not have a pronounced taste and aroma, therefore it has no nutritional value.
Cap Description
The cap may be conical or protruding. Its diameter ranges from 1,5 to 5 cm. It is thin, with a smooth surface. Permissible color – from yellow-olive to ocher or brownish, pale yellow around the edges. Radial wrinkles are visible in the center.
The plates under the hat are densely formed. The hue is pale, almost white, in old age it acquires a pinkish color due to the pouring out spore powder.
Description of the leg
The maximum height of the stem reaches 6 cm, the minimum height is 2 cm, the diameter is up to 0,6 cm. The shape is cylindrical, with an extension to the base. The color is cream or yellowish, the structure is fibrous, the surface is smooth.
Where and how to grow
Golden-brown whip belongs to saprotrophs, so you can see it on the stumps of deciduous trees. More often these fruiting bodies are found under elms, oaks, maples, ash trees, beeches, poplars.
The habitat of mushrooms in Our Country is the Samara region. The largest accumulation of saprotroph was recorded in this region. You can meet a golden-colored representative of the mushroom kingdom in a number of European countries, as well as in Japan, Georgia, and North Africa.
Mushrooms appear in the first days of June and disappear with cooling – at the end of October.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The golden-colored whip is very rare, therefore it has not been fully studied. It is believed that it is edible, since there is no official confirmation of its toxicity.
Mushroom pickers avoid collecting this species due to its unusual coloration. There is a sign: the brighter the color, the more poisonous the fruiting body can be.
Twins and their differences
Among the representatives of the Pluteevs, there are a lot of medium-sized specimens with a yellow cap color. For example, a gold-colored whip can be confused with the following:
- lion yellow. It belongs to edible, but little-studied species. Differs in larger sizes. In Our Country, they meet in the Leningrad, Samara and Moscow regions.
- orange wrinkled. Refers to inedible species. It differs from the golden ones in a brighter color of the cap, it can be orange-red.
- Plyutey Fenzl. There is no data on the toxicity of this mushroom representative. The main difference is the presence of a ring on the leg.
- golden vein – a smaller representative of the Plyuteevs. Edible, but unexpressed taste and aroma cast doubt on its nutritional value.
- veiny. There is no exact information about the edibility of this variety. It has a brownish cap.
Conclusion
The golden-colored whip can be found on stumps and fallen trees, living wood. This is a rare and little-studied species, in terms of edibility is questionable. There is no official confirmation of toxicity, so it is better to refrain from collecting a bright specimen.