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The yellow-brown float is a rather unremarkable representative of the mushroom kingdom, very common. But its belonging to the family Amanitaceae (Amanitovye), the genus Amanita (Amanita), raises a number of doubts about edibility. In Latin, the name of this species sounds Amanita fulva, and the people call it orange, yellow-brown fly agaric or brown float.
What does a yellow-brown float look like?
A fairly common and common yellow-brown float is considered a safe species for humans, but due to belonging to the genus Amanita, even experienced mushroom pickers are somewhat wary of this fungus.
The float itself has a fruiting body of a well-formed cap and legs (agaricoid), lamellar hymenophore.
Cap Description
A young yellow-brown fly agaric mushroom has an ovoid cap with bent edges, which, with its growth, straightens out and becomes flat in diameter from 4 to 10 cm with an inconspicuous tubercle in the center. The color is uneven, orange-brown, darker towards the middle, up to a brown tint. The surface is smooth, slightly mucous, furrows are clearly visible along the edge.
The flesh is rather fragile, watery, more fleshy in the center of the cap. On the cut, its color is white, the smell is slightly mushroomy, the taste is sweetish.
Hymenophore with often located plates not adhering to the stem. The color is white with a yellowish or creamy tint. The spore powder is beige, the spores themselves are spherical in shape.
Description of the leg
The leg is of the correct form, cylindrical, rather high – up to 15 cm. Diameter – 0,6-2 cm. It does not have a ring, like a typical fly agaric. But there is a bag-shaped free Volvo, on which yellow-brown spots are visible.
The surface of the stem is uniformly white with an orange tint, smooth, sometimes with small felt scales. Inside it is hollow, the structure is dense, but rather fragile.
Where and how to grow
The yellow-brown float grows everywhere in almost the entire continent of Eurasia – from Western Europe to the Far East. You can also find it in North America and even in northern Africa. In Our Country, it is considered a common and fairly common species, especially in Western Siberia, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin and Kamchatka.
It grows more in coniferous and mixed forests, less often in deciduous. Prefers acidic soils and wetlands.
The fruiting period is long – from early summer to mid-autumn (June-October). Fruiting bodies grow both singly and in small groups.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The yellow-brown float is classified as conditionally edible, while it has a mild, but pleasant taste. Due to the fragility of the pulp, this mushroom is not particularly popular with mushroom pickers, since in general it is almost impossible to bring the fruiting bodies home.
Twins and their differences
Among similar species with a yellow-brown float, the following can be distinguished:
- yellowing float, also related to conditionally edible, differs in a lighter pale yellow color and the absence of spots on the Volvo;
- float umber yellow, is also considered conditionally edible, differs in the color of the hat without brown tones, as well as in the light shade of the edges.
It is also worth noting that outwardly almost all floats are similar, and they belong to a number of conditionally edible ones. But specifically, a brown float can be distinguished from many representatives of poisonous fly agarics by the absence of a ring on the leg.
Conclusion
The yellow-brown float is a close relative of poisonous fly agarics, but unlike them, this species is still considered conditionally edible and safe for consumption after prolonged boiling. The taste is weakly pronounced, so the fruiting bodies still do not represent a special gastronomic value. Also, mushroom pickers are not interested because of fragility.
