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Plyutey umber is a conditionally edible inhabitant of the forest of the Pluteev family. Despite the bitter pulp, mushrooms are used in fried and stewed form. But since this representative has inedible twins, you need to familiarize yourself with the external characteristics in detail, view photos and videos.
What does umber whip look like
Umber whip is a very bright representative of the forest kingdom, as it has a beautiful pattern on the hat and a small velvet leg. But in order not to confuse it with inedible counterparts, acquaintance with it must begin with a description of the fruiting body.
Cap Description
A fleshy, strong hat reaches a diameter of 15 cm. In young specimens, it is semicircular, straightens with age, leaving a slight rise in the center. The surface is covered with chocolate velvety skin with a pronounced pattern. The edges of the hat have a coffee-colored jagged fringe.
The spore layer consists of frequent wide whitish plates. With age, they become fragile and acquire a pale pink hue. The fungus reproduces with microscopic elongated spores, which are in a pink powder.
Description of the leg
The elongated stalk widens at the base. The surface is covered with brown or dark gray, thin, velvety skin with numerous small scales. The light gray pulp is dense, fibrous, does not darken on the cut.
Where and how to grow
This representative is a forest nurse. Prefers to grow on dry, rotten hardwood or in a woody substrate. The mushroom is widespread in Our Country, bears fruit all summer until frost. Peak fruiting occurs in August.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Plyutey umber belongs to the 4th group of edibility. The pulp of this species is bitter, with a pronounced rare aroma. Despite this, the caps of young representatives are delicious fried and stewed.
Twins and their differences
Like any forest dweller, the umber whip has edible and inedible counterparts. These include:
- Deer – an edible, tasty species that grows in damp places, on dry, rotten wood. It occurs in forests from May until the first frosts. You can recognize it by its bell-shaped shape and long, fleshy stem. The whitish pulp is not bitter and exudes a pleasant rare aroma.
- Mudlegged – rare, inedible copy. Grows on decaying hardwood. Distinctive features of the species: surface with radial strokes and light pink plates. The pulp is dense, snow-white, bitter in taste, without a pronounced mushroom smell.
Conclusion
Umber whip – conditionally edible species. Grows on dead, deciduous wood throughout the warm period. The species has inedible counterparts, so you need to be able to distinguish them by external description, because otherwise, when eaten, you can get mild food poisoning. Experienced mushroom pickers are advised to pass by unfamiliar species.