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Cystoderma red is an edible representative of the Champignon family. The species is distinguished by its beautiful red color and prefers to grow from July to September among spruce and deciduous trees. In order not to make a mistake during mushroom hunting and not to put false doubles in the basket, you need to study the external features of the species.
What does cystoderm red look like?
Cystoderma red is a bright, but not often encountered species of the fungal kingdom. To recognize it and not confuse it with its poisonous counterparts, you need to know the description of the mushroom and carefully study its photo.
Description of the cap
The cap is small, with a diameter of no more than 8 cm.In young specimens it has a bell-shaped appearance; in adulthood it straightens, leaving a small mound in the center. The bright orange surface is decorated with smooth, fine-grained, red scales.
The spore layer is formed by thin, frequent plates of whitish or coffee color. The plates are fragile, partially fused to the leg. The species reproduces by elongated spores.
Description of the leg
The leg is oblong, up to 5 cm long. Inside it is hollow and fibrous, thickening towards the bottom. The surface is covered with numerous granular scales of pink or light red color. As it gets older it becomes discolored.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
This representative is edible, has whitish flesh with a pleasant mushroom aroma and taste. Before cooking, the collected mushrooms are boiled for several minutes, fried, stewed and canned.
Where and how does it grow
Cystoderma prefers to grow among coniferous trees in small families, less often as single specimens, in regions with a temperate climate. It begins to bear fruit from July to early October. It is better to collect mushrooms in dry, sunny weather, away from highways and industrial enterprises.
Doubles and their differences
This representative has similar counterparts. These include:
- Grainy – a conditionally edible species with an egg-shaped cap of brown-orange color. The pulp is dense, odorless and tasteless. Grows in coniferous forests in small families. Fruiting occurs from August to October.
- Amyantovaya – a conditionally edible mushroom with a small convex cap and a long cylindrical stem. The pulp is light, tasteless, but with a slight unpleasant odor. Grows among coniferous and deciduous trees from August to October.
Conclusion
Cystoderma red is an edible representative of the fungal kingdom. It can often be found in coniferous forests from July to October. Before cooking, the collected mushrooms are thoroughly soaked and boiled. Prepared cystoderms are good when fried, stewed or canned. Experienced mushroom pickers advise passing by unknown specimens so as not to harm themselves and their loved ones.
At the top it says it's edible, but in the text it says it needs to be boiled first, which is confusing. What if someone sees only the top part, doesn’t cook it and gets poisoned. Mushrooms with preliminary boiling (and other preliminary steps) should be in the conditionally edible category, and in the edible category only those that can not be boiled at all, but immediately fried or immediately boiled soup, without draining the broth