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Golden-colored plutei belongs to the less common mushrooms of the Pluteaceae family. Second name: golden brown. It is distinguished by the bright color of its cap, so inexperienced mushroom pickers classify it as poisonous; in fact, it does not pose a danger to human health.
What does a golden-colored plume look like?
Pluteus chrysophaeus (shown in the photo below) is a medium-sized mushroom.Its height does not exceed 5.5-6.5 cm. The pulp has a yellowish-gray color; the color does not change when cut. The fruit body does not have a distinct taste and aroma, and therefore has no nutritional value.
Description of the cap
The cap can be conical or convex-spread. Its diameter ranges from 1.5 to 5 cm. It is thin, with a smooth surface. Acceptable color is from yellow-olive to ocher or brownish, with pale yellow at the edges. Radial wrinkles are visible in the center.
The plates under the cap are densely formed. The shade is pale, almost white, and in old age it acquires a pinkish color due to the precipitation of spore powder.
Description of the leg
The maximum height of the leg reaches 6 cm, the minimum - 2 cm, diameter - up to 0.6 cm. The shape is cylindrical, with an expansion towards the base. The color is cream or yellowish, the structure is fibrous, the surface is smooth.
Where and how does it grow
The golden-brown plute is a saprotroph, so you can see it on the stumps of deciduous trees. More often, these fruiting bodies are found under elms, oaks, maples, ash trees, beeches, and poplars.
The habitat of mushrooms in Russia is the Samara region. The largest accumulation of saprotrophs was recorded in this region. You can meet a golden-colored representative of the mushroom kingdom in a number of European countries, as well as in Japan, Georgia, and North Africa.
Mushrooms appear in the first days of June and disappear with cold weather - at the end of October.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The golden-colored pluteus is very rare and therefore has not been fully studied. It is believed that it is edible, because...There is no official confirmation of its toxicity.
Mushroom pickers avoid collecting this species because of its unusual coloring. There is a sign: the brighter the color, the more poisonous the fruiting body may be.
Doubles and their differences
Among the representatives of pluteaceae there are quite a lot of medium-sized specimens with a yellow cap. For example, the golden-colored plover can be confused with the following:
- Lion yellow. It belongs to the edible, but little-studied species. Differs in larger sizes. In Russia they are found in the Leningrad, Samara and Moscow regions.
- Orange-wrinkled. Belongs to the inedible species. It differs from the golden ones in the brighter color of the cap; it can be orange-red.
- Fenzl's Pluteus. There is no data on the toxicity of this fungal representative. The main difference is the presence of a ring on the stem.
- Golden vein - a smaller representative of the Plyuteevs. It is edible, but its unexpressed taste and aroma cast doubt on its nutritional value.
- Veined. There is no exact information about the edibility of this variety. It is distinguished by the brownish color of the cap.
Conclusion
Golden-colored plutei can be found on stumps and fallen trees, and living wood. This is a rare and little-studied species, and its edibility is questionable. There is no official confirmation of toxicity, so it is better to refrain from collecting a bright specimen.
