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Some varieties of mushrooms are allowed to be eaten, while others are not well understood. Therefore, it is important to learn to distinguish between them. Fenzl’s whip is one of the most common representatives of the mushroom kingdom, growing on wood or soil, for which there is no data on edibility.
What does Fenzl’s whip look like?
This representative of the mushroom kingdom is part of the Pluteev family, the Agarikov or Lamellar order. It is sometimes referred to as a pluteus or pluteus.
Mushroom whips Fenzl small, proportional shape. In order not to confuse it with other representatives of the Plyuteev family, you need to know its features.
Cap Description
The fruiting body has a cap shaped like a cone or a blunt cone, which eventually becomes bell-shaped. In old mushrooms, the cap becomes flattened, with a tubercle in the center. The edges of the cap straighten, cracks and tears appear on them. The cap diameter is 2-5 cm, some specimens reach 7 cm.
The cap has a fibrous, non-hygrofan surface. It has thin scales of a yellowish or brownish hue. The color of the hat can be different: from bright golden to orange or brown.
Description of the leg
This part of Fenzl’s whip is cylindrical, expanding towards the base, solid, voids are absent. The length of the stem is from 2 to 5 cm, the diameter is up to 1 cm. A thin ring is formed in the middle of the stem. In structure, it can be fibrous or felt. The color of the ring is whitish-yellow.
Above the ring, the surface of the stem is smooth, of a pale yellow hue. Under the ring, longitudinal fibers of a yellowish-brown color are visible. At the base you can see a whitish mycelium.
Where and how to grow
Fenzl’s whips can be seen on dead wood, on stumps, deadwood. It also grows on land saturated with rotted wood. White rot can appear on the trees due to Fenzl’s spice. The species is widely distributed in deciduous forests, but is also found in gardens and parks.
Fenzl’s whip grows on all continents, the only exception is Antarctica. Fruiting bodies may appear singly or in groups from July to August.
In Our Country, Fenzl’s whips can be found in the Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, Samara, Tyumen, Tomsk regions, Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk regions. The mushroom belongs to rare, endangered species, therefore it is listed in the Red Book.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
You can eat deer whip, umber, dark edge. These species are absolutely safe for humans. Of the inedible, velvety-legged, noble are distinguished. There are species that are considered little-known edible – dwarf, veiny spit. The nutritional properties of Fenzl’s spice have not been identified, there is no data on its toxicity, therefore it is better to refuse to collect and eat.
Edible representatives have a pleasant, sweet taste and aroma. They have a delicate pulp that remains the same after drying, frying, boiling. The raw product is used by northern peoples. It is advisable to choose young mushrooms, as mature ones have a sour taste, which worsens the taste of the dish.
Twins and their differences
Plyutey Fenzl has mushrooms similar to it:
- whips lion-yellow without a ring on the leg. There is a brown spot in the middle of the cap. The fruit is little known but edible;
- golden colored. Also does not have a ring. There are no noticeable villi on his hat. The mushroom is considered edible, but due to its small size, fragile pulp, its nutritional value is doubtful.
Conclusion
Plyutey Fenzl is an unusual representative of the mushroom kingdom, distinguished by a bright color of the hat. There is no reliable data on the edibility of the mushroom, so it is better to refuse to collect it.