Deer truffle - description of where the toxicity of the fungus grows

All truffles are appreciated by gourmets due to the fact that they are rare and quite tasty. But in today's material we will study the inedible representative belonging to the family of elaphomycetes and the genus of elaphomyces. It will be about deer truffle - a small-sized fruit body, which is otherwise called rain or grainy. People do not consume these mushrooms for food, but the representatives of the animal world like them very much. Proteins, squirrels, deer and hares lean on, a real battle for fruiting bodies can begin.

 Deer truffle

Description

  1. Like the rest of the family, truffles grow directly in the soil. They are small, with a diameter that grows up to a maximum of 5 cm, but in fact there are far fewer specimens. By weight reach 18 grams. each.
  2. In the process of heat treatment (drying) the form practically does not change. It remains round or tuberiform. According to their external characteristics, these fruit bodies resemble walnuts or forest nuts. Feels like they are quite compacted.
  3. The fruit body itself is crusted with lumps and the like of warts. The thickness of this bark is about 3 mm. By color, the mushrooms are light yellow, brown with rusty patches, brown-red, brown-golden. In early spring, there are sometimes quite bright specimens of red tone.
  4. This representative has no reason. The soft part is hard, painted radially, includes several layers. The edges are orange, thin, followed by a whitish color, then thicker gray-brown blotches. The composition of the pulp is completed with a thin white layer, and in the center is a black-and-gray mushroom.
  5. In some cases, the central part may be whitish, stained in a dark gray tone. The soft part is bitter, the flavor is almost absent, in some cases it is simply unpleasant.
  6. In young animals, the soft part is painted in a light marble tone. It is reddish, with light specks. Mature fruiting bodies acquire a purple or brownish-purple hue, producing dust. This powder is a spore that is colored either black or brown-black.

Sprouting

  1. Often, fruit specimens can be found in the forest belt in which pines grow. They can also live with firs. Fruit bodies are found in larch, squares, park areas. The favorite soil for growth is sand.
  2. Mushrooms are not directly underground, preferring to settle closer to the soil surface. They live at a shallow depth, for example, under a bed of leaves, moss or needles.
  3. Find fruit bodies will turn out at a depth of from 2 to 15 cm, but the average is 5 cm. Mushrooms are located in the root system of trees. This is how mycorrhiza is built. Breeds of trees suitable for these purposes, can be very different.

Twins

 Elaphomyces granulatus

  1. According to the external characteristics of this fruit body, there are certain similarities. A close relative of the mushroom in question is spiny truffle. He has a shell, pigmented brownish-yellow shade. Truffles grow in birch groves or near single trees of this breed.
  2. Also in the discussed variety of fruit bodies there is one more twin, which is called none other than the red-brown truffle.It is a small tuber or tuft, which grows up to 7 cm in diameter. The surface is brown-red or brown-pink. The soft part smells good, looks like a brain.
  3. A deer specimen refers to marsupial fruit bodies living under the ground. It is not similar to this delicacy, often used by scammers who betrayed this fruit body under the guise of delicacy. The genus includes about twenty species. Some species grow in the coniferous belt, others - in the larches of European countries.

Edibility

  1. Earlier it was mentioned that mushrooms are not eaten. However, these specimens are considered a real treat for some inhabitants of the animal world. We are talking about squirrels, mice, badgers, wild boars, deer, etc.
  2. If the year was not fruitful, the squirrels begin to dig the ground in order to find these fruit bodies. They tear up the soil to a depth of 8 cm. When you really want to eat, looking for truffles under the snow.

In today's article we covered everything that affects a representative of the Elafomycet family. It is a deer truffle that is not consumed by man for food.This fruit body serves as a snack for forest dwellers, which is often used by hunters. They lure squirrels and wild boars to such specimens.

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