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Chalychatka destroyer is an inedible mushroom that got its name for the rapid destruction of wood. The species belongs to the Strophariev family and is very similar in appearance to champignons. It can be found on stumps, drying and rotting trees. To avoid picking up poisonous specimens during mushroom hunting, you need to familiarize yourself with the varietal characteristics and look at the photos.
What does the fungus look like? Destroying flake
Destroying calyx or poplar calyx is a cap-pedunculated variety of the genus foliota. It got its name for its scaly body and for its preference to grow on poplars and their rhizomes, thereby gradually destroying the wood.Getting acquainted with an inedible specimen should begin with varietal characteristics.
Description of the cap
The light brown or lemon-white surface of the cap, 5-7 cm in diameter, is completely covered with numerous cream-colored scales. The hat has a hemispherical shape with ribbed and fibrous edges. The pulp is dense, white, and becomes dark brown with age. The lower part is crowned with numerous dark plates and covered with a dense light film, which breaks as the mushroom ages and adorns the stem in the shape of a ring.
Description of the leg
The stem of the poplar flake is destructive, 10-15 cm high, painted in the color of the cap. Large snow-white scales cover the young surface and disappear over time. The pulp is dense, fibrous, has an unpleasant aroma and bitter taste. With age, the taste changes to cloyingly sweet.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Destructive flake foliota destruenus is an inedible variety. Therefore, after consumption it can cause food poisoning.
Where and how does it grow
Poplar scale prefers to grow on stumps and drying deciduous trees. It grows in small groups or in single specimens in the Far East, Siberia, central Russia, Crimea and the Caucasus. Fruiting occurs from early July to late September.
Doubles and their differences
The inedible scaly destroyer has edible and poisonous counterparts. These include:
- Golden scale. Edible specimen. The diameter of the broadly bell-shaped, rusty lemon cap is 18 cm, the surface is covered with large reddish scales. Juicy pulp of light cream color. The lemon-brown leg, 10 cm high, is covered with numerous orange-brown scales.It grows in families on the trunks of deciduous trees or on their rhizomes. Fruiting occurs from August to October.
- Cinder flake - poisonous specimen. The hemispherical cap, 6 cm in diameter, opens up with age and takes on a flat shape. The fleshy pulp is light lemon in color, odorless and tasteless. The fibrous stalk reaches 6 cm and is covered with numerous dark red scales. Fruits from May to October. Prefers to grow on charred wood and in places of old fires.Important! If you consume the poisonous double, mild food poisoning may occur.
Conclusion
Destroying scale is an inedible species of the Strophariaceae family. Experienced mushroom pickers advise before mushroom hunting to carefully study all types of poisonous mushrooms, as they can cause irreparable harm to health. If you find an unknown species, it is better to pass by, this way you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
