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Gymnopil vanishing is a lamellar mushroom of the Strophariaceae family, genus Gymnopil. Refers to inedible wood parasitic mushrooms.
What does a vanishing gymnopilus look like?
In a young mushroom, the cap has a convex shape, gradually it becomes flat-convex and, finally, almost flat. In some specimens, a tubercle remains in the middle. Size – from 2 to 8 cm in diameter. The surface is smooth, evenly colored, and can be wet or dry. Color orange, yellow-brown, yellowish-brownish.
The stalk is hollow, almost always smooth, can be smooth or fibrous, there is no ring. Height - from 3 to 7 cm, diameter - from 0.3 to 1 cm. The color is whitish and reddish, lighter closer to the cap.
An orange fungus parasitizes rotten wood
The pulp is yellowish or orange, with a pleasant potato smell and bitter taste.
The lamellar layer of a young specimen is reddish or ocher, while that of a mature specimen is brownish or orange, sometimes with spots of brown or red-brown color. The plates are adherent or notched, quite frequent.
Spores are ellipsoidal, with warts. The powder is brownish-reddish.
Gymnopil penetrating is a fairly common fungus, similar to an endangered one. Settles on rotting wood of coniferous trees, prefers pine trees. The fruiting period is from August to November. The cap reaches a size of 8 cm in diameter. At first it is round, then prostrate, reddish-brownish, smooth, dry, and becomes oily in wet weather. The leg is sinuous, up to 7 cm in height and up to 1 cm in thickness, the same color as the cap, in some places with a whitish coating, without a ring. The pulp is yellowish or light brown, fibrous, elastic, and tastes bitter. The plates and spore powder are rusty brown.
Gymnopil penetrating is easily confused with related species
Gymnopil Juno, or prominent, is an inedible and, according to some sources, hallucinogenic mushroom. He is quite large, visually attractive and photogenic. The cap is orange or yellow-ocher, with wavy edges, covered with many scales. Reaches 15 cm in diameter. In young specimens it has the shape of a hemisphere, in mature specimens it is almost flat. The leg is thickened at the base, fibrous. It has a rather dark ring strewn with reddish-rusty spores. The plates are rusty-brown. It is found in mixed forests throughout Russia, except for the northern regions.Settles on living and dead wood and on the soil under oak trees. It grows in groups and is almost never found alone. The fruiting season is from mid-summer to late autumn.
Gymnopil Juno is distinguished by its large size, scaly surface and dark ring on the stalk
Gymnopil rufosquamulosus differs from the endangered one by having a brownish cap, covered with small reddish or orangish scales, and a ring at the top of the stalk.
The specimen has a ring on the stalk and reddish scales
Where does endangered gymnopilus grow?
Distributed in North America, mainly in the southern regions. Settles on rotting wood substrate. It is most often found singly or in small clusters on the remains of coniferous trees, less often broad-leaved trees. Fruiting time begins in August and ends in November.
Is it possible to eat Gymnopil vanishing?
It is classified as inedible and is not eaten. There is no data on its toxicity.
Conclusion
Gymnopil vanidas is a common but not fully studied species. It is not yet known whether it is poisonous or not, but the pulp has a bitter taste and should not be eaten.
