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The striped nest or goblet is known in mycological reference books under the Latin name Cyathus striatus. Mushroom of the genus Kiatus from the Champignon family.
Mushroom with an unusual exotic appearance
Where does the striped glass grow?
The species is quite rare, but unpretentious to the substrate. The main distribution is in Western Siberia, less often in the European part, it grows only in the temperate climate zone. The main fruiting occurs at the end of August, some specimens are found in October. The striped goblet forms dense, numerous groups. Found in all types of forests, the mycelium is located on rotting wood, dead trees, coniferous or rotten leaf litter, and on rotted soil along the sides of forest roads.
What does a striped glass look like?
A rather unusual looking mushroom without a stem.The shape changes throughout the growing season:
- At the beginning of growth, the fruiting body is in the form of a closed ball with felt elongated mycelium threads at the base. The surface is dark yellow, dense structure, covered with large brown fibers.
- At the next stage of development, the upper part turns white and becomes flat. As the ball opens, a dense whitish soft and durable film appears.
- Then the epiphragm settles and breaks, leaving flocculent remains on the grooved walls; the fruiting body becomes the shape of an inverted cone.
- Mature mushrooms are cup-shaped with a glossy dark gray ribbed interior and a fuzzy covering around the edge. The outer surface darkens and becomes brownish-brown.
- At the bottom of the bowl, oblong storages for spores are formed, tightly attached to the bottom by thread-like strands.
- When the mushroom is covered with an epiphragm, the peridioles are white; as they ripen, they become steel-colored with a pearlescent tint. In adult specimens, the spore-bearing reservoirs are black, and passages are formed in them for the release of spores.
- The latter are in powder form, light cream or white.
The pulp of the fruiting body is thin, strong, brown in color, with a hard, fine-fiber structure. The optimal size that an adult striped glass reaches is 1.5 cm in height and 1 cm in diameter.
The shape of the fruiting body resembles a bird's nest
Is it possible to eat a striped glass?
The species is quite small with thin, hard flesh; outwardly they do not cause gastronomic interest. The glass has no nutritional value, the composition has not been fully studied.
Conclusion
The rarely encountered small striped goblet grows only in temperate climates in all types of forests, and is unpretentious to the composition of the soil. Fruiting is autumn, abundant - from August to October. The exotic appearance of the fruiting body with hard, thin pulp has no nutritional value; the mushroom is inedible.
