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There are many fruiting bodies in nature, the appearance of which differs from the standard ideas about edible mushrooms. Brown beetroot (dark chestnut, chestnut, Peziza badia) is an ascomycete of the Peziza badia family, distributed throughout the planet, distinguished by its extraordinary appearance and growth form.
What does a brown dog look like?
The fruiting body does not have a stem or cap. At a young age, it is practically a ball, open only at the top. As it ripens, it opens up more and more and becomes like a brown bowl with a diameter of up to 12 cm.The interior is painted olive, orange or brick, with a wax-like texture. The outer side is rough and granular. Here the hymenophore is formed and spores mature.
Brown dog sits on a woody substrate
Where and how does it grow
This mushroom is cosmopolitan. It grows on rotten wood, stumps, and the remains of dead wood and is distributed throughout the earth except Antarctica. Loves moisture, coniferous substrate. Found in small groups from late May to September of 5-6 fruiting bodies.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The mushroom is edible, but does not have a strong taste. According to mushroom pickers, a strange aftertaste remains after eating it. Petsitsa is boiled for 10-15 minutes and added to vegetable stew, fried, marinated. But it is good dried as a seasoning.
Doubles and their differences
One of the closest lookalikes in appearance is the Variable Arctic Fox. At an early age, it resembles a grayish-brown bowl with jagged edges, which subsequently opens to a saucer-shaped dark brown, brown color. The pulp is dense, tasteless, and conditionally edible.
Petsitsa variable - a small funnel-shaped bowl
Conclusion
Brown beetroot is an edible mushroom. The specimen is widely used in folk medicine, but its use must be based on accurate scientific research.
