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Spherical rotten – is an edible representative of the Negniyuchnikovye family. The Latin name for this specimen is Marasmius wynnei.
What does a spherical non-rotten look like
The fruiting body of the globular non-rotten is represented by a small white cap and a thin dark-colored stem. Spores are ellipsoid, smooth and colorless.
Cap Description
In a young mushroom, the cap is convex, with age it becomes prostrate. It differs in a rather small size, which varies from 2 to 4 cm. The surface is smooth and white, as it ages, it can acquire a gray-purple hue. The edges are uneven, ribbed. On the inside, rare, white and pale gray plates are located high.
Description of the leg
The leg of the spherical rotten is rather short, its maximum length reaches about 4 cm, and its thickness is 2 – 2,5 mm. Slightly flared at the top. At the base, the color of the stem is brown, gradually turning into light, coinciding with the shade of the upper part.
Where and how to grow
The active development of this species falls on the period from July to October. The spherical rotting plant prefers deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests. As a rule, it grows on deciduous litter, rarely located on coniferous.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Belongs to the category of edible mushrooms. It is believed that this specimen is suitable for use in food in any form, however, it is preferable to boil or salt.
Twins and their differences
The spherical negniyuchnik has external similarities with the following varieties of forest gifts:
- stinky toadstool, which is poisonous. At a young age, it is difficult to confuse it, since at the stage of maturation the hat is hidden by a veil, but with age it opens and acquires similar features with the species in question. One of the main differences from the globular rot is the rather large size of the fruiting body. So, the diameter of the fly agaric cap is more than twice as large and is about 10 cm. In addition, even an inexperienced mushroom picker will notice a cup-shaped Volvo near the base of the stem, which belongs to a poisonous mushroom.
- common garlic – has a hat similar in shape, however, a distinctive feature is the frequent arrangement of plates, as well as a noticeable speck of a darker color located in the center of the cap. In addition, the double has a pronounced smell of garlic, for which it received the appropriate name. Edible.
Conclusion
You can distinguish the spherical rot from other mushrooms by a short brown leg, rare plates and a white cap. You can meet him in almost any forest, as well as on lawns and in artisanal thickets. Seeing such an instance, you should not pass by, as it belongs to the edible gifts of the forest.