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The yellow-brown floater is a rather unremarkable member of the fungal kingdom and is quite common. But its belonging to the family Amanitaceae (Amanitaceae), genus Amanita (Fly agaric), raises a number of doubts about its edibility. In Latin, the name of this species is Amanita fulva, and is popularly called orange fly agaric, yellow-brown fly agaric, or brown fly agaric.
What does a yellow-brown float look like?
A fairly common and widespread yellow-brown float is considered a safe species for humans, but due to its belonging to the genus Amanita, even experienced mushroom pickers are somewhat wary of this mushroom.
The float itself has a fruiting body of a clearly formed cap and stalk (agaricoid), the hymenophore is lamellar.
Description of the cap
A young yellow-brown fly agaric mushroom has an ovoid cap with bent edges, which, as it grows, straightens out and becomes flat in diameter from 4 to 10 cm with an inconspicuous tubercle in the center. The color is uneven, orange-brown, darker towards the middle, up to a brown tint. The surface is smooth, slightly slimy, with grooves clearly visible along the edge.
The pulp is quite fragile, watery, more fleshy in the center of the cap. When cut, its color is white, the smell is slightly mushroom, the taste is sweetish.
Hymenophore with frequently located plates that are not fused to the stalk. The color is white with a yellowish or cream tint. The spore powder is beige, the spores themselves are spherical.
Description of the leg
The leg is regular in shape, cylindrical, quite high - up to 15 cm. Diameter - 0.6-2 cm. It does not have rings, like a typical fly agaric. But there is a sac-like free volva, on which yellow-brown spots are visible.
The surface of the leg is uniformly white with an orange tint, smooth, sometimes with small felt scales. It is hollow inside, the structure is dense, but quite fragile.
Where and how does it grow
The yellow-brown float grows everywhere almost throughout the entire continent of Eurasia - from Western Europe to the Far East. It can also be found in North America and even in northern Africa.In Russia it is considered a common and fairly widespread species, especially in Western Siberia, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin and Kamchatka.
It grows mostly in coniferous and mixed forests, less often in deciduous ones. Prefers acidic soils and wetlands.
The fruiting period is long - from early summer to mid-autumn (June-October). Fruiting bodies grow either singly or in small groups.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
The yellow-brown float is classified as conditionally edible, and it has a weakly expressed but pleasant taste. Due to the fragility of the pulp, this mushroom is not particularly popular among mushroom pickers, since in its entirety it is almost impossible to bring the fruiting bodies home.
Doubles and their differences
Among similar species with a yellow-brown float are the following:
- yellowing float, also classified as conditionally edible, is distinguished by a lighter pale yellow color and the absence of spots on the volvo;
- float umber yellow, is also considered conditionally edible, distinguished by the color of the cap without brown tones, as well as by a light shade of the edges.
It is also worth noting that almost all floats are similar in appearance, and they belong to the class of conditionally edible. But specifically, the brown float can be distinguished from many representatives of poisonous fly agarics by the absence of a ring on the leg.
Conclusion
The yellow-brown float is a close relative of the poisonous fly agarics, but unlike them, this species is still considered conditionally edible and safe for consumption after prolonged boiling.The taste is weakly expressed, so the fruiting bodies still do not represent any particular gastronomic value. Also, they are not of interest to mushroom pickers due to their fragility.
