Silky volvariella (Volvariella bombycina) photo and description

Volvariella silky (Volvariella bombycina)

Volvariella silky or Volvariella bombicina (lat. Volvariella bombycina) is the most beautiful agaric growing on wood. The mushroom got its name due to the fact that mushrooms of this genus are covered with a kind of blanket – Volvo. Among mushroom pickers, it is considered an edible mushroom, which is quite rare.

The mushroom is decorated with a bell-shaped scaly hat, reaching a diameter of eighteen centimeters. The plate of the fungus becomes pinkish-brown over time. The long leg of the fungus at the base is significantly enlarged. Ellipsoid spores are colored pink. The lamellar layer of the fungus in the process of growth changes color from white to pinkish.

Volvariella silky is quite rare for mushroom pickers. It is common in mixed forests and large natural parks. A favorite place for settlement chooses dead and disease-weakened trunks of deciduous trees. From trees, preference is given to maple, willow and poplar. The period of active fruiting lasts from early July to late August.

Due to the color and fibrous structure of the cap, this mushroom is very difficult to confuse with other mushrooms. He has a very unique look.

Volvariela is suitable for fresh consumption after preliminary boiling. The broth is drained after cooking.

In many countries, this fairly rare species of fungus is included in the Red Books and in the lists of mushrooms that are protected from complete destruction.

The mushroom is known to professional mushroom pickers, but little known to inexperienced mushroom pickers and simple mushroom pickers, as it comes across quite rarely.

Some types of volvariela can be cultivated artificially, allowing you to get a good harvest of this type of delicious mushroom.