Yellow-colored raincoat: photo and description

Yellow-colored puffball (Lycoperdon flavotinctum) is an edible mushroom of the fourth category. Included in the genus Raincoat, Champignon family. It is very rare, grows in small groups, often singly. Fruiting is periodic, not every year.

The fungus got its specific name because of its bright color.

Description of the yellow-colored raincoat

The color of the fruiting body distinguishes the fungus from other members of the genus. Coloring can be all shades of yellow or orange. Fruits are small, spherical in shape, young specimens without stems. In adults, a well-defined pseudopod appears up to 1 cm long, the shape becomes pear-shaped.

Raincoat yellow-colored with thick filaments of mycelium

Characteristic type:

1. The fruit body is small in size: adult specimens do not grow above 3,5 cm, reach a width of 3 cm.
2. At the beginning of growth, the peridium is covered with rounded bulges and small spines. Over time, under the influence of precipitation, part of the upper layer crumbles, the surface becomes smooth.
3. The color is not uniform, at the base it is paler, ripe specimens lighten completely.
4. Mycelium strands are thick, long, tightly attached to the base.
5. Spores are located in the upper part, 1/3 of the fruiting body remains sterile.
6. When they ripen, the upper part of the peridium cracks, opens, and a rounded passage is formed for ejection.
7. The pulp is white at the beginning of the growing season, turns yellow as the spores ripen, then turns brown with a green tint.
8. The structure in young specimens is dense, spongy, becoming loose with age, then in the form of a powder.

Where and how to grow

It is rare, grows in small groups or singly from mid-summer to late October. The main distribution area in Our Country is the temperate and temperate continental climate zone. They are found in the Moscow region, Siberia, the Far East and the Urals. Closer to the south, this species is practically not found. Fruiting is unstable. Grows in forest clearings, among low grass in mixed or deciduous massifs.

Is the mushroom edible or not?

The yellow-colored raincoat is included in the category of edible mushrooms with low nutritional value, it belongs to the fourth group. Fruiting bodies are suitable for frying, cooking first courses. The raincoat is dried, processed for winter harvesting, frozen. In cooking, young specimens with dense white pulp are used. Prepare in the same way as other edible raincoats.

Twins and their differences

In appearance, it resembles a yellow-colored common raincoat. The doppelgänger is inedible.

The mushroom is often found, fruiting – from August to frost. It differs from the yellow-colored raincoat in the following ways:

• peridium thick and hard, completely covered with dark brown, small and tightly fitting scales;
• surface of lemon or ocher color;
• the fruiting body grows up to 6 cm in width and height, the shape is ovoid, resembles a tuber;
• the leg is absent, the mycelium filaments are thin and short;
• the color of the pulp is white at first, then inky black, at the site of the rupture of the shell for the ejection of spores, the flesh is red.

The common raincoat has an unpleasant repulsive odor

Conclusion

Yellow-colored puffball is a rare species with irregular fruiting. The mushroom is edible with a yellow or orange color. The fruit body is universal in processing, but only young specimens with white elastic pulp are suitable for gastronomic purposes.