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Trihaptum brown-violet belongs to the Polypore family. The main distinguishing feature of this species is an unusual hymenophore, consisting of radially arranged plates with serrated edges. This article will help you get to know Trihaptum brown-violet closer, learn about its edibility, places of growth and distinctive features.
What does brown-purple trichaptum look like
In some cases, brown-violet trihaptum acquires a greenish tint due to epiphytic algae that have settled on it.
The fruit body is half-shaped, sessile, with a tapering or wide base. As a rule, it has a prostrate shape with more or less bent edges. Does not differ in large sizes. So, the caps are no more than 5 cm in diameter, 1-3 mm in thickness and 1,5 in width. The surface is velvety to the touch, short-felt, white-grayish tone. The edges of the cap are bent, sharp, thin, in young specimens they are painted in a lilac shade, turning brown with age.
Spores are cylindrical, smooth, slightly pointed and narrowed at one end. Spore powder white. Hymenophore hyphae are characterized as hyaline, thick-walled, weakly branching with a basal clamp. Trama hyphae are thin-walled, no more than 4 µm thick.
On the inside of the cap there are small plates with uneven and brittle edges, which subsequently look like flat teeth. At the initial stage of ripening, the fruiting body is colored purple, gradually acquiring brown shades. The maximum thickness of the fabric is 1 mm, becomes stiff and dry when dry.
Where and how to grow
Trihaptum brown-violet is an annual mushroom. Mostly located in pine forests. It is found on coniferous wood (pine, fir, spruce). Active fruiting occurs from May to November, but some specimens can exist throughout the year. Prefers a temperate climate. On the territory, this species is located from the European part to the Far East. Also found in Europe, North America and Asia.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Trihaptum brown-violet is inedible. It does not contain toxic substances, but due to thin and hard fruiting bodies it is not suitable for use as food.
Twins and their differences
Located on wood, brown-violet trihaptum causes white rot
The most similar types of brown-violet trihaptum are the following specimens:
- Trihaptum larch – an annual tinder fungus, in rare cases there are two-year-old fruits. The main distinguishing feature is the hymenophore, consisting of wide plates. Also, the caps of the double are painted in a grayish tone and have the shape of a shell. A favorite place is dead larch, thanks to which it received the appropriate name. Despite this, you can meet this variety on large deadwood of other conifers. This double is considered inedible and is quite rare in Our Country.
- Trihaptum spruce – an inedible mushroom that grows in the same area as the species in question. The hat has a semicircular or fan-shaped shape, painted in gray tones with purple edges. You can distinguish the twin only by the hymenophore. In spruce, it is tubular with 2 or 3 angular pores, which subsequently resembles blunt teeth. Trihaptum spruce grows exclusively on dead wood, mainly on spruce.
- Trihaptum double – grows on hardwood, prefers birch. It does not occur on coniferous deadwood.Trichaptum biforme – Trihaptum biforme (08.11.16)
Conclusion
Trihaptum brown-violet is a tinder fungus, which is widespread not only in Our Country, but also abroad. Since this species prefers a temperate climate, it grows extremely rarely in tropical regions.