Category: Mushrooms

Parasitic fungi receive the necessary nutrients from living organisms on which they settle. They parasitize not only in forests and gardens, but also in fields, affecting agricultural crops. And some varieties are dangerous to human health. Harm of fungi parasites...

Today, many ways have been invented to test for the toxicity of the fungus. But in the mushroom world, poisons are different. There is no single test that would respond to all toxic substances at once. In order for the poison hidden in the body of the fungus to manifest itself, you need to try several tests - for different toxins. The following are...

There are many varieties of mushrooms. The group that unites various mushrooms of the urchin includes about 15 species that differ in appearance, habitat and belong to different genera and families. Some of them bear fruit actively in temperate climates. Using the mushroom...

When picking mushrooms, sometimes doubts arise: is this pretty-looking fruit body poisonous or edible? This knowledge is especially important when collecting species that have dangerous counterparts. So ordinary and poisonous ryadovka differ in only a few external signs. Description...

The goat mushroom is a tubular representative of the higher fungi, belonging to the edible varieties and the genus Oiler. Little known to mushroom pickers, the species has good taste, is rich in vitamins and minerals, and easily digestible protein. Description of the goat mushroom Description of the mushroom Goat mushroom, sieve...

Conditionally edible mushrooms are those that are allowed to be eaten only after processing. It can be salting, boiling, frying, drying, blanching or soaking. This is due to the fact that conditionally edible mushrooms contain slightly poisonous substances or bitter milky juice....

Fruit hunting in the forest is a good way to have fun and prepare the collected forest gifts for the winter. Mushrooms grow abundantly in the Kaluga region. In different types of plantations, fruits are harvested, differing in quality and quantity. It is necessary to approach the collection responsibly: eating poisonous fruits is dangerous....

The bitter mushroom brings rich harvests every year. It grows abundantly throughout Russia from the first days of summer to late autumn, withstands light frosts on the soil, down to -5 ° C. Features of the bitter mushroom Description Forest mushrooms of bitter (Lactarius rufus), belong to the russula family,...

Modern technologies help a person in all spheres of his activity, making everyday life much easier. So mushroom pickers can take advantage of very convenient technical innovations - a gps-navigator, a gps-tracker or a satellite compass, which is also called a "mushroom picker"....

Morels (Morchella) - a genus of fungi of the morel family, which belong to the class of marsupials or ascomycetes. A porous-body mushroom is important to distinguish from lines that are poisonous. On the features of appearance, on how to distinguish morels from other mushrooms, on the benefits and harms, as well as...