Hericium yellow

Ecology and distribution

Forms mycorrhiza with various deciduous and coniferous trees, grows in forests and shrubs on any soil, but more often on calcareous, prefers moss cover. It is especially abundant in light forests mixed with birch. It is widespread in the temperate climate of Eurasia and North America, it is also found in cold regions; on the territory of the Russian Federation - in the European part of Russia, Siberia and the Far East.

Fruit bodies appear singly, in clusters or in large groups with caps and legs almost merging into a single whole, sometimes in rows and witch circles.

Season: early summer - autumn, up to the first frost (mass fruiting - in the second half of August and the first half of September).

Pests and diseases

When all the conditions for proper planting are met, Lilium martagon thrives and fights infection and fungus well.

But after long and heavy rains, a multi-day drop in temperature in the summer, the plants may start to hurt.

This can be seen by the change in the appearance of the leaves, flowers and stems.

Botrytis (mold, gray mold, gray mold). Yellow and brown spots appear on the leaves and unopened buds of the plant, the leaves begin to dry out. Leaves and stems affected by Botrytis must be cut off and burned.

Bacterial (or soft) rot. This disease develops in spring, on young leaves and shoots. Leaves and buds begin to become covered with brown spots, turn yellow and fall off. Bacterial rot can also appear on the bulbs stored in the cellar. The affected areas on them appear in the form of softened, depressed spots with an unpleasant odor.

This disease is also fought with the help of fungicides, they are used directly on the land. But bulbs affected by bacterial rot cannot be planted, they must be destroyed.

Root rot is also caused by bacteria. The affected area of ​​the bulbs has a brownish color, because of this, the ground part of the flower begins to turn yellow and die.

To a much lesser extent, Lilia is susceptible to fusarium, sclerocial rot, spotting and rust.

Insect pests

The greatest harm to the garden Saranka is caused by the lily fly, which lays the larvae in the buds, because of which they die or lose their shape.

The plant can be irreparably damaged by beetles, click beetles, winter scoop, onion root mite, thrips, aphids, squeak beetle, spider mite.

To combat insects, insecticides are used (Iskra, Inta-Vir and others).

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Lilies can be damaged by a variety of insects. Most of all, one should be afraid of the lily fly, which lays the larvae in the buds. As a result, the flowers never open, die, or lose their shape.

Other pests are:

• Click beetles;
• Squeak beetle;
• Khrushchi;
• Root onion mite;
• Spider mite;
• Aphid;
• Thrips;
• Winter scoop.

With proper planting and proper care, the Saranka lily is quite resistant to temperature extremes, and is not very susceptible to infections. Diseases can be the result of prolonged hypothermia in the summer months, or multi-day and heavy rains. By the appearance of the stems, flowers and leaves, you can immediately notice the manifestations of the disease. The lily is most susceptible to various types of rot:

• Gray rot (it is also called gray mold, mold), the scientific name is botrytis;
• Soft (bacterial rot);
• Root rot.

The manifestations of the disease are similar: yellow and brown spots appear on the stems or buds, flowers and leaves dry out, fall off. When the bulb is damaged, a depressed softened spot appears on it, an unpleasant odor is emitted.If the bulb gets sick not during storage, but in the garden, then the ground part of the flower turns yellow and dies.

Affected bulbs must be destroyed, and stems, leaves and flowers must also be cut and burned. To prevent these diseases, the bulbs can be disinfected before planting - treated with Fitosporin solution. You can also cultivate the soil in the fall, before planting. For this, special preparations are used: topsin-M, benlate, HOM, OXICHOM.

Other flower diseases: fusarium, spotting, rust, sclerocial rot, Saranka lily is less susceptible. In these cases, the named drugs and solutions also help.

With proper care and choosing a comfortable place, the Saranka lily will delight with bright and unusual flowers. Harmoniously combined with shrubs, it will create a unique beauty in the country.

Description

Yellow Hericium (Hydnum repandum) has similar names such as:

• Blackberry yellow (colloquially);
• Hericium notched;
• Hericium yellow;
• Hydnum notched;
• The dentinum is notched.

From all these names, one can conclude about his appearance: the color of the cap and the distinctive appearance of the lower part. The main differences are:

• Hat

  ... It can be from 12 to 15 cm in diameter, most often has a color shades of warm yellow, as well as light cream and red. The older the mushroom, the darker its cap becomes and acquires a nutty shade. The bright orange color can only be seen if you click on the mushroom. The hat has a shape from convex to flat, which changes over time. Often there is a form that is depressed in the center. Sometimes it grows together with neighboring caps, due to the formation of protruding blades. The edges are folded down. The skin is inseparable, slightly velvety.

• The hymenophore or the lower part of the mushroom. This is the uniqueness that will not allow it to be confused with other species. It is sown with small thin thorns like needles. In length, they reach 5-7 mm, descending to the leg. The color of the spines changes with age: in young ones it is light and elastic; with age - the tone is darker. Also, in the process of growth, the spines become brittle, quickly crumble.
• Disputes. White in color, their surface is smooth, if viewed in bulk - they have a yellow tint.
• Leg. Its thickness reaches 3 cm, length - up to 7 cm. The shade is yellow, rather solid, sometimes there are voids inside. It has the shape of a cylinder, rarely bends. Most often, mushrooms of this species are found with a leg extended towards the base, which smoothly passes into the cap. There are times when it grows together with neighboring hedgehogs.
• Pulp. Has a white or yellowish color. With a fairly dense structure, but with increased fragility. There is a light fruit aroma. Over time it hardens, becomes bitter. If you press on it, it takes on an orange tint.

Similarities to other mushrooms

Despite the fact that this species is very rare, there are similar specimens among the genus, which are also inedible and poisonous. As an example, Guindellum blue can be distinguished - it is often found in the northern part of Europe. She prefers sunny places. Unlike Peki, blue brethren live in small groups. To get acquainted with this view in detail, it is worth taking a look at the photo.

Hydnellum blue

The second representative, which can be attributed to the ranks of "doubles", is Gidnellum odorous. The mushroom is inedible and even dangerous. Small thorns appear on the lower part of it in adulthood, so it is very similar to the Peck. The main difference is the unpleasant smell of the pulp. It is very easy to confuse it with Pek, as the species prefers coniferous and spruce areas.

Hydnellum odorous

Description of the yellow hedgehog

Hericium grows abundantly in the middle zone and northern regions of the Eurasian and North American continents, similar in their climatic conditions.But despite this circumstance, the vast majority of mushroom pickers bypass these fruits, referring to their strange appearance, although in fact this is more of an advantage, and not a lack of edible, rather tasty and very useful hedgehogs, which simply cannot be confused with some a different kind.

Features of the species Hydnum repandum

What is so unusual about the yellow hedgehog that makes it unique among the completely unthinkable number of representatives of the kingdom of the Mushrooms in our forests? Only one glance at the cap of the mushroom will help to answer this question - it is strong, bright, and most importantly, dotted with numerous small thorns in the area of ​​the hymenophore. It is these spines, often descending along the stem to the very base of the fruit stem, that make the variety unlike any other.

The size of these small, thin needles, densely dotting the lower part of the mushroom cap, varies from 4 to 7 mm, depending on age. Over time, the color changes, as well as the structure of these specific growths: light, elastic at a young age and easily crumbling, dark - at maturity. At the end of the life cycle of the fungus, the thorns turn brown, becoming the same color as the cap, and begin to crumble on their own.

As for the shade of the mushroom surface, it also changes throughout its life cycle. So, at the initial stage of development, this part has a delicate yellow or cream tone, gradually turning into a more saturated nut color. Closer to old age, the hat turns brown, and then it completely becomes dark and shriveled. Its shape is also prone to change, which at first has a domed appearance, and later spreads its fields, deepening in its inner part.

The edges of the mushroom cap are almost always tucked inward, with numerous cracks that form after the change in shape. Hericiums are often attacked by forest insects, which are saved in dry weather by the moisture contained in the pulp. That is why the inseparable velvety skin of these wonderful mushrooms often looks slightly bruised. The property to grow in colonies, forming lobes protruding beyond the cap, often leads to accretion of some specimens.

Under the head of the fruit is a hymenophore with its unusual spines, and in it there is a fine white spore powder for reproduction. Directly adjacent to it is a cylindrical leg - white with a slight yellowish tinge, thick and strong. Most often, the diameter of this part of the mushroom is about 3 cm, while the height does not exceed 7 cm.

The stem often thickens downwards, growing together at the base with other fruits. With aging, the base of the fungus acquires a dirty tint and a more fragile structure due to the formation of characteristic voids in it. The mushroom pulp is also quite fragile, despite its external density and uniformity. It is noteworthy that when pressed, its cut tends to acquire a rich orange hue, which is another unique property of the variety.

Edible mushroom or not

Until now, the debate over the edibility of the barnacle, classified in the group of conditionally edible mushrooms, does not subside, and this time the problem is not at all in its non-standard appearance. The variety has very contradictory organoleptic qualities, on the one hand, it demonstrates the most delicate and very pleasant fruity aroma, characteristic only of milk mushrooms, and on the other, it has a slight bitterness, which turns from piquant into a pronounced one as the fruit body matures.

Meanwhile, it is quite easy to get rid of it if you carry out proper preparation of the mushroom, although all these techniques are relevant only for young specimens that have a slight pleasant sourness. True gourmets compare the barnacles with chanterelles, highlighting several significant advantages of this unpopular variety.

So, unlike the delicious forest gifts, they have a rather high nutritional value.And in the process of heat treatment, hedgehogs do not lose volume, retaining their pleasant elastic structure.

Interesting! The species does not have poisonous counterparts and does not contain toxic substances, being inherently an absolutely edible and safe mushroom.

Species of the barnacle mushroom

Yellow Hericium (Hydnum repandum)

Edible mushroom.

The hat is 3-12 cm in diameter, fleshy, dry, dense, the surface is uneven, bumpy, the shape is irregular. A young mushroom has a slightly convex cap, the edges are bent down, the surface is velvety; as the mushroom matures, it flattens, the middle is crushed in, and the edge becomes wavy. Often grows together with the caps of neighboring mushrooms. The color of the cap is from light ocher and pinkish-yellow to reddish-orange and light hazel; darkens when pressed, and becomes light in dry weather. The pulp is dense, brittle, white or yellow, darkens at the break, the smell is pleasant, fruity. The old mushroom has a hard, bitter taste. The leg is 3-5 cm in length and 1.5-4 cm in thickness, dense, solid, cylindrical, widened at the base. The surface is smooth, dry, white or yellow, darkens with age.

The fungus grows in deciduous and coniferous forests, loves moss cover. It is found in the temperate zones of Eurasia and North America, as well as in Siberia and the Far East.

A yellow hedgehog appears at the beginning of summer and grows until the first autumn frosts.

Red-haired or reddish-yellow Hericium (Hydnum rufescens)

Edible mushroom.

The cap is smooth, irregular, reddish-orange in color. The edge is tucked up. Below the cap is covered with brittle spines. The leg is thick and dense. The pulp is dense, fleshy, cream-colored in structure, turns orange when pressed.

The mushroom grows in mixed and coniferous forests, in autumn.

Spotted Hericium (Sarcodon imbricatus)

The hat is 5-10 cm in diameter, dry, hard. The shape is flat-convex, in an old mushroom with a concave center; the edge is wavy. From above, the cap is covered with large scales that look like shingles. The color of the cap is brownish or grayish-brown, the scales are dark. The young mushroom has a velvety surface, the old one is smooth. The flesh is whitish in color, becomes dirty gray as it grows; in a young mushroom it is dense and juicy, in a mature mushroom it is dry and solid. Spicy aroma, taste with bitterness. The leg is dry, thick, cylindrical, widened downward; 2-5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm thick. The color of the leg is grayish, at the base it is brown.

Grows in dry coniferous forests, sometimes in mixed, on sandy soils, singly and in groups.

Fruiting occurs from August to October.

Conditionally edible mushroom. Young mushrooms are salted, pickled, dried, used as a seasoning. Old mushrooms are not used for food.

Hericium coralloides

The fruit body looks like a branch of a coral, branched, white or pinkish in color. The flesh of a young mushroom is white, gradually turns yellow, the smell is not pronounced. It grows on the trunks and stumps of dead deciduous trees (aspen, elm, oak, birch).

Young mushrooms are considered edible, but they are not harvested, since they are listed in the Red Book.

Hericium erinaceus (Hericium erinaceus)

The fruiting body is up to 20 cm, weighs about 1.5 kg, the shape is round or irregular, from white to beige. The flesh is whitish, fleshy. Turns yellow when dry.

A rare species that grows on the trunks of still living or dead deciduous trees (oak, beech, birch) in the Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, China, the Caucasus and Crimea.

The season runs from early August to October.

Hericium curly, or barbel hedgehog (Hericium cirrhatum)

The fruiting body is capped, white or pinkish, turns yellow with age. From above, the cap is covered with spines or felt. Fringed edge. The pulp is thick, soft, white or pinkish, turns yellow when dry.

Only a young mushroom is edible.

Grows in July-September in deciduous and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere species.

Pseudohydnum or pseudohydnum (Pseudohydnum)

Fruit bodies are spoon-shaped, fan-shaped or lingual. The hat is up to 7.5 cm in diameter, thick, with a tucked edge. Above, the cap is smooth or velvety, whitish, gray or brown, darkens with age. On the underside there are soft short white or grayish spines. Leg up to 5 cm in length. The pulp is gelatinous, soft, translucent, the smell and taste are fresh, resinous.

Conditionally edible mushroom, rarely eaten.

Grows in groups or singly, on decaying stumps and trunks of conifers, in Eurasia and North America, Australia.

Plant care

Landing

The bulbs must be firm and intact. If they have dried out a little, then they are soaked in water for several hours before planting.

REFERENCE! Biostimulants (Epin, Zircon) can be added to the water. These preparations contribute to the formation of a healthy root system, protect the bulb from fungi and bacteria, and they are growth stimulants.

Planting is a stressful situation for a dormant bulb, and medications help the plant enter the growing phase.

The bulbs are planted to a depth of 25 centimeters. In any case, the depth of the hole should be three times the diameter of the bulb. The smaller the bulb, the shallower the hole. For the smallest onions, the planting depth is 10 centimeters. The acidity of the soil can be neutral or slightly alkaline.

IMPORTANT! The root system should not stagnate rain and irrigation water, at the same time, the root system should not suffer from its lack

Transfer

Therefore, a large lump of earth with a bulb inside is pulled out of the soil and carefully transferred into a deep, pre-prepared hole. The lump is covered with soil, slightly compacted so that the plant does not tilt on its side, and thoroughly watered

INTERESTING! Bulbs of both garden and wild Saranka are edible. They contain starch and can be eaten boiled and fried. In folk medicine, plant juice is used as a wound healing agent, an infusion of tubers as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent.

Temperature

Kudryvataya perfectly winters not only in the middle zone of Russia, but also in Siberia and the Far East. Most varieties do not freeze even in severe winters.

During the summer months, temperatures in these regions are usually optimal for growth and flowering.

Growing

During the growing season, curly lily does not require special care. In dry weather, flowers need to be watered regularly; during rains, the degree of soil moisture should be monitored. During prolonged rains, waterlogging of the soil can be avoided by stretching plastic wrap or an awning over the flowers.

After flowering, seed pods form on the stems. It is not recommended to break them off, as infection and fungus can get into the root system through the broken off stems.

For the winter, the beds are covered with fallen leaves and grass. Lily will tolerate wintering well if water does not stand in the soil for a long time during thaws.

IMPORTANT! In dry weather, if the plant does not have enough water, the growth of the leaves stops and they may begin to dry out. During this period, preparations are added to the water for irrigation that stimulate the strengthening and growth of roots.

It can be Kornerost, Root, Zircon.

Reproduction

The saranka is propagated most often by scaly. To do this, in the fall, without digging the bulb, three or four outer scales are separated from it.

Store the vessel at room temperature. After a couple of months, small bulbs appear on the scales. After their appearance, the scales are transferred to a cool room, underground or cellar. They will stay there until spring.

If by this time the scales have not disappeared, then they are planted in the soil directly with it. Rotten scales are cut off, and the cut is moistened with Bordeaux liquid.

REFERENCE! A full-fledged flower develops from a bulb in 4-7 years.

Bloom

In central Russia, it blooms depending on weather conditions, in late June - early July.In Siberia, flowering begins in mid-July. Flowers open amicably, from the bottom of the stem to the top. After flowering, small green bolls remain on the stems, which, as they dry, acquire a hexagonal shape.

Petals can be lilac, purple, crimson, orange; subspecies with dazzling white petals are also known.

Fertilizers

It needs to be fed several times during the growing season. In the spring, mineral fertilizers containing nitrogen are applied to the soil. When the buds appear, the plants are fed with fertilizers containing phosphorus. After flowering, when Lily has spent a lot of energy on the formation of numerous flowers, fertilizers are again applied to the soil.

REFERENCE!

Nitrogen fertilizers - ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, sodium and calcium nitrate. Phosphate fertilizer - superphosphate. Potash fertilizers - wood ash, potassium sulfate, potassium salt, potassium chloride.

Complex fertilizers are also produced specifically for flowers, containing several chemical elements.

Hericium yellow - a mushroom that looks like a chanterelle

Last fall, already in October, I met this mushroom in a thin spruce-deciduous forest. Unfortunately, he grew up alone. Perhaps because it was already late autumn, and the yellow hedgehog can form fruiting bodies starting in the middle of summer.

In this form, the mushroom is very similar to a chanterelle.

From above and from a distance, the mushroom was very similar to a yellow chanterelle. But only until I looked at the underside of the hat. Instead of the folded hymenophore of the chanterelle, there were many light yellow brittle spines running down on the stalk.

Instead of plates or tubes at the yellow barnyard ... this is it!

For most mushroom pickers, this is quite enough not to take the mushroom. And if there are a lot of them, too? I would not be surprised if an irritated, deceived mushroom picker "in frustrated feelings" immediately dealt with the company of "false mushrooms"!

And completely in vain, by the way! Hericium yellow is a good edible mushroom, in many respects similar in quality and taste to the same chanterelle

It is important that among the mushrooms it does not have not only poisonous, but even inedible "doubles"

In fact, the yellow hedgehog resembles a yellow chanterelle

There are only two species of similar mushrooms, attributed to the same genus Hydnum of the Yezhovikov family - one is colored more red, the other is almost white. These are reddish (red-yellow) and whitish hedgehogs.

However, some mycologists do not consider them to be separate species, but include them in the species Hydnum repandum (Hericium yellow) as subspecies. These mushrooms are not inferior to the yellow congener either in taste or in other qualities.

Yellow hedgehog grows in coniferous-deciduous forests of various types, fairly light, not dense. It has been noticed that the fungus prefers to grow where the ground cover of green forest mosses is developed. It was in such a forest that I met him.

The cap of the yellow hair man is not too regular in shape. In young fruit bodies, it is slightly convex, and the edges are bent down. Later, the cap becomes almost flat and even slightly concave, the edges may unfold.

Closer hat of a yellow hedgehog ...

Skin color is yellow, reddish, orange-yellow. The pulp is white or slightly yellowish. The mushroom is described as being quite dense. The specimen that I found cannot be called that.

But there are also "thicker" ones. For example, this one.

And here is another specimen of the yellow barnacle. You can't call him thin

These mushrooms grow singly or in large enough groups. The size of the cap is from 5 to 15 cm. So the fungus is not small!

On the underside of the cap there is a hymenophore of brittle spines. This is where fungal spores form. Spines usually run down to the peduncle, sometimes covering it almost to the base.

This is what the hat looks like from below and the leg of a fleshy yellow hedgehog

Application of the yellow barnacle

You can just put the yellow black man's mushroom in a frying pan, fry and eat it. But it is advisable to do this only with young mushrooms.

Mature hedgehogs become tougher and acquire a bitter taste. They need to be boiled for 20 - 25 minutes, this eliminates the bitterness.

Hericium yellow is boiled, dried, frozen. Salting and pickling are usually not used.

This mushroom is harvested and highly valued in France, Italy, Spain, and also in North America.

In folk medicine, the yellow black man's man has never been used. But pharmacologists became interested in him. The substance repandiol, isolated from the fungus, prevents the division of tumor cells. It is considered a very promising remedy for stomach cancer.

Other substances of the yellow barnacle inhibit the development of some types of sarcomas, have antibacterial activity, and reduce blood cholesterol levels. True, all this is so far carried out only at the level of laboratory research.

So there is absolutely no reason to kick and trample in anger the yellow barnacle! On the contrary, if not one mushroom (like me) comes across, but a whole family, the mushroom picker may well rejoice in luck.

Useful properties of yellow hedgehogs

Hericiums are used not only for food, due to their unique composition they have been used in folk medicine for a long time.

If you often use yellow hedgehogs, it will help to strengthen the body and renew the blood. Healing ointments are made from these mushrooms, which are used to treat skin diseases. Often they make cosmetic masks that have a high regenerating effect, tone and nourish the skin.

Similar species

A similar species is the reddish yellow hedgehog. These mushrooms are very similar to each other, their difference lies only in the smaller sizes of the reddish-yellow head of the hedgehog and the red shade of the cap. But most often the yellow hedgehog is confused with the common chanterelle.

Botanical description

In appearance, young yellow hedgehogs are very similar to chanterelles.

The herringbone's hat measures 12 to 15 cm in diameter. Color from light cream to reddish orange, adult fruiting bodies darken to nutty orange. The surface is usually irregular, bumpy, dry. The hats are convex with the edge tucked down. The surface is velvety, does not come off. As it grows, it flattens out, and the edges become curly. Often, neighboring caps grow together.

Hercules have a unique feature - the lower surface (hymenophore) is dotted with thin, needle-like, thorns, about 4-7 mm long. Their texture and color changes depending on the maturity of the mushroom - elastic and light in young people later take on the color of the cap and become fragile.

The leg is solid, cylindrical, dense, occasionally with internal voids, yellowish, up to 8 cm long and up to 4 cm in diameter. The surface is usually dry, smooth.

Light spore powder consists of smooth, ovoid, colorless spores.

The pulp is brittle, but firm, white or yellow, has a delicate fruity aroma and delicate taste. In old mushrooms, it hardens and takes on a bitter aftertaste. Doubles: Edible red-yellow hedgehog (Hydnum rufescens). Differs in a smaller size and bright coloration of the cap.

Edibility of yellow hedgehog

This representative of the mushroom kingdom is edible. Many argue that they do not differ in taste from chanterelles. It tastes sour and has a delicate aroma, but you should not eat old fruiting bodies because of their bitterness. They can be fried, salted, boiled, and dried. Requires pre-soaking. Before cooking, it is advisable to get rid of small thorns from the bottom of the cap. The peculiarity of this mushroom in cooking is that it does not change its size after heat treatment. In cooking, they have a peculiarity - to set off the taste of the ingredients of the dishes. Because of this, they are often prepared with other members of the genus, with vegetables such as courgettes, potatoes, peppers and pumpkin. Store fresh product in a cold place for no more than 2 days. In the freezer, storage increases up to a year.

Growing

This mushroom can also be grown in the country.They are sown in open ground from April to October, and if there are closed myceliums, then all year round. Depending on the type of mushroom, wood is used instead of soil. These can be softwood or hardwood, fresh logs without branches, or wet logs. The suitable diameter will be 15-20 cm, and the length is up to 1 meter. The dry material is placed in water for a couple of days, and then taken out so that the water is glass. If logs are used, then they must first be prepared:

• For this, holes are made every 10 cm in a checkerboard pattern, 4 cm deep and 8 mm in diameter.
• Mushroom sticks are tightly inserted into the holes, be sure to do this with sterile gloves.
• Then the tree must be wrapped in plastic wrap, with small cuts for air access.
• Then the prepared wood should be placed in a warm place in the shade.
• The wood needs to be watered 2-3 times a week to maintain the required moisture level.
• When mycelium appears, the logs are placed in water for a day.
• Then they are placed vertically in a bright place.
• In winter, the mycelium is insulated by falling asleep with dry leaves or putting it in the cellar.

The first fruits will appear no earlier than 6 months later.

Pickling

In Mexico, it is pickled in pepper and is actively sold in bazaars, but such a "double" effect can lead an unprepared body to severe poisoning.

Regular soaking will also help improve flavor and avoid poisoning. The gallbladder is cut crosswise into two parts and placed in a bath of warm water. It is necessary to soak the mushroom for 2-3 days, periodically changing the water. After that, it can be safely pickled and salted for the winter, there will be no bitterness and indigestion. You can eat either separately or with your favorite dishes.

To increase the shelf life of the harvested mushroom, it must be wrapped in paper and placed in the refrigerator.

Characteristic features and species similarities of hedgehogs

From above, hedgehogs often resemble chanterelles and can also grow in large colonies - from the photo with the description, you can get acquainted in more detail with each of the species of these mushrooms. Their common feature is specific needle-like soft outgrowths covering the back of the cap.

Description of the mushroom hedgehog and photos

Previously, all mushrooms with thorns were attributed to the Hydnum family (Latin Hydnum). Now science divides them into 5 families:

• black man's;
• banker;
• hericia;
• venerochaete;
• exidia.

Specificity of the structure

The caps of these mushrooms are often convex, have an uneven, bumpy surface and reach an average of 15 cm in diameter, and the inner surface is covered with soft needles. The color can range from light yellow to rusty orange. The leg reaches 2.5 cm in diameter and about 6 cm in length, has a cylindrical shape, expands at the base, lighter than the cap. The flesh is usually white fleshy and has a mild, pleasant fruity or floral aroma.

Place of distribution

All varieties of blackberry are unpretentious and can grow on different soils, so they can be found in mixed and coniferous forests of Europe, North America, in the forests of Siberia and the Far East.

Edibility and differences from false mushrooms

It is customary to classify herd's flies into edible, conditionally edible, and inedible. If you are not sure whether the mushroom is edible or not, it is worth considering in detail the photos of different types of mushrooms (see the next section).

Most often, the hedgehog looks like a chanterelle, but has a lighter shade. It cannot be confused with any other mushrooms, especially with poisonous ones, due to the presence of thorns on the bottom of the cap. None of the species of this group of mushrooms is poisonous. Some species are completely unsuitable for consumption, as they taste very bitter.