Twine-legged strobiliurus: where it grows, what it looks like, is it possible to eat

Twine-footed strobiliurus is an edible species of the Ryadovkovye family. Mushrooms grow on fallen rotting cones, in temperate regions. The variety can be recognized by its long thin leg and miniature cap with a lower lamellar layer.

Where does twine-footed strobiliurus grow?

The species grows on rotting spruce and pine cones, immersed in needle-like litter. Mushrooms prefer to grow in a moist, well-lit area. They appear in late spring and grow throughout the warm season in temperate regions.

What does twine-footed strobiliurus look like?

The variety has a small convex cap, which straightens with age, leaving a small tubercle in the center. The surface is smooth, at first painted in a snow-white color, then it becomes yellow-brown with a pronounced rusty tint. The bottom layer is lamellar. Fine-toothed, partial plates of snow-white or light coffee color.

A thin, but long leg is attached to the cap. Its length can be 10 cm or more. The leg is immersed in a spruce substrate, and if you dig up a mushroom with a root, then at the end you can find a rotten spruce or pine cone.

Is it possible to eat twine-legged strobiliurus

The twine-footed strobiliurus is a conditionally edible species. For cooking, only the caps of young specimens are used, since the pulp at the leg is hard and hollow.

The taste of the mushroom

Twine-footed strobiliurus is a conditionally edible variety. The pulp does not have a pronounced taste and smell, but despite this, the species has its fans. Soaked and boiled caps are delicious fried and stewed. They look beautiful in winter conservation.

Benefits and harm to the body

The pulp is rich in proteins, carbohydrates and amino acids. Since this representative of the mushroom kingdom contains vitamins, macro- and microelements are recommended to be added to the diet. The form contains insanity acid, which inhibits the growth of bacteria. Therefore, a powder or infusion of it is often used as an anti-inflammatory agent.

False doubles

Strobiliurus twine has edible counterparts. These include:

1. Cherenkovy, conditionally edible instance. Convex hat, up to 2 cm in diameter, matte, painted in light yellow. The stem is thin and long. The flesh of young specimens is white with a pronounced mushroom smell and taste. In old mushrooms, it is tough and bitter.

   

2. Edible, a small nondescript species growing on fallen pine and spruce cones. The variety is edible, the caps are used in fried, stewed and pickled form. You can recognize the variety by a miniature hat and a thin, long leg. A hemispherical convex hat is painted in coffee, cream or gray. A smooth surface after rain becomes shiny and slimy. Tasteless pulp is dense and white, has a pleasant mushroom aroma.

   

3. Mycena cone-loving, an edible counterpart that grows on rotting spruce and pine cones. It starts fruiting from May. The species can be recognized by a brown bell-shaped cap and a thin long leg, as well as by a pronounced ammonia smell.

   

Collection rules

Since the mushroom is small in size, the collection is carried out carefully, they walk slowly through the forest, examining every centimeter of needle bedding. Having found a mushroom, it is carefully twisted out of the ground or cut off with a sharp knife. The remaining hole is sprinkled with earth or needles, and the specimen found is cleaned of soil and placed in a shallow basket. Large baskets are not suitable for collecting, as there is a possibility of squeezing the bottom layer.

Use

Twine-footed strobiliurus is often consumed fried and pickled. In cooking, only hats are used, since the flesh at the leg is hard and tasteless. Before cooking, the caps are washed and boiled for 10 minutes. Then they are thrown into a colander to eliminate excess moisture. Prepared specimens are ready for further preparation.

Marasmic acid contained in the pulp has anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, the mushroom is widely used in folk medicine.

Strobiliurus cuttings, a twin of the variety described above, has an increased fungitoxic activity, due to which the growth of other fungi is inhibited. Thanks to this positive characteristic, fungicides of natural origin are made from fruiting bodies.

Conclusion

Twine-legged strobiliurus is a conditionally edible species that reveals a mushroom flavor in fried, stewed and pickled form. It grows exclusively in coniferous forests, and in order not to make a mistake when collecting, you need to read the description and view the photo.