Cinnamon webcap

External description

The appearance of the olive-red cobweb is quite beautiful and attractive. The cap with a diameter of 6 to 12 cm, initially, in young mushrooms, has a spherical shape and a mucous surface. A little later it opens up, becoming widespread and acquiring a deep purple color along the edge. The middle of the cap in mature mushrooms becomes purple-purple or slightly reddish. The hymenophore is represented by the lamellar type. Its constituent components are plates, which initially have an olive-yellow color, and as the mushroom matures, they become rusty-olive. They contain spores characterized by an almond shape, a light yellow tint and a warty surface. Their dimensions are 12-14 * 7-8 microns.

The upper part of the mushroom leg has a pronounced purple color, turns purple-red from top to bottom. The thickness of the leg of the red-olive spider web is 1.5-3 cm, and the length is from 5 to 7 cm. At the base, the stem of the fungus expands, acquiring a tuberous formation.

The mushroom pulp is very bitter in taste, characterized by a slightly purple or olive green tint.

Description of the mushroom

The common webcap, called in Latin Cortinarius trivialis, belongs to the family of Webcaps (or Cortinaria) and the genus Webcaps (agaric order). It is popularly known as Pribolotnik, as it grows mainly in wet areas. It acquired its name thanks to a kind of cobweb blanket, reminiscent of a veil-like film, which connects the edges of the cap with the leg. And the epithet "ordinary" symbolizes the classic, usual structure of the fruiting body and inexpressive color.

The cap of the mushroom reaches a diameter of 3 to 8 cm. In immature representatives of the species, it has a hemispherical, rounded-bell-shaped shape with curved edges. As the fungus grows, it becomes convex-outstretched with a wide, low tubercle in the center. At the same time, a small amount of mucus can be seen on the surface of the cap. The color varies from pale yellow or pale ocher with an olive tint to clay, honey brown and yellow brown. There are also fruiting bodies with a red-brown cap in the center and light edges.

The hymenophore (the lower part of the cap, on the surface of which there is a thin spore-bearing layer) is distinguished by wide, often located to each other, plates that grow together in the form of a tooth. In young mushrooms, this part has a yellow or whitish color, and in more mature ones, it is rusty brown or pale ocher. Also on the hymenophore, a barely noticeable cobweb cover of a whitish color with a mucous consistency is visible. The spore powder in the common spider web is yellowish-brown.

On the cut, the flesh of the mushroom is quite dense, ocher color (sometimes it acquires a light whitish tint), and closer to the base of the leg it becomes slightly brownish. The smell of the fruiting body is unpleasant, and the taste is inexpressive.

The leg of the common spider web is silky and dense. It has a cylindrical shape that tapers or sometimes widens towards the base. Its height is 5-10 cm, and its diameter is no more than 1-2 cm. In young representatives of the species, it is initially solid, and later becomes complete. The color of the leg is white, sometimes with a purple tint, brownish in the base area. The girdle on the stem resembles concentric fibers of yellow-brown and brown shades.

Camphor webcap (Cortinarius camphoratus)

Webcap camphor (lat.Cortinarius camphoratus) is a poisonous mushroom of the genus Webcap (lat.Cortinarius).

Hat:
6-12 cm in diameter, fleshy (slightly less textured compared to other purple cobwebs of this class), the color is quite changeable - young healthy specimens stand out with a purple center and purple edging, but the colors somehow mix with age.The shape is initially hemispherical, compact, then opens, usually keeping the correct shape. The surface is dry, velvety-fibrous. The pulp is dense, of an indeterminate rusty-brown color, with a rather characteristic musty odor, reminiscent (according to literature data) of rotting potatoes.

Plates:
Adherent to the tooth, in youth, for a very short time - the colors of the center of the cap (indefinitely purple), then, as the spores mature, take on a rusty hue. As usual, in young specimens, the spore-bearing layer is covered with a cobweb blanket.

Spore powder:
Rusty brown.

Leg:
Quite thick (1-2 cm in diameter), cylindrical, widened at the base, although usually without the hypertrophied tuberosity characteristic of many similar species. The surface is bluish-violet, matching the color of the edges of the cap, with a weakly pronounced longitudinal scaly and not always noticeable striped remnants of the cortina.

Spreading:
The camphor webcap occurs in deciduous and coniferous forests from late August to somewhere in early October, infrequently, but in large groups. Fruiting, as far as I can tell, consistently, from year to year.

Similar species:
All cobwebs that have purple colors in their arsenal can be entered into similar species. In particular, these are white-purple spider webs (Cortinarius alboviolaceus), goat (Cortinarius traganus), silver (Cortinarius argentatus), and others, including Cortinarius sailor, for which there was no Russian name either. Due to the wide variability of colors and shapes, there are no clear formal signs to distinguish "one from the other"; we can only say that the camphor webcap stands out from a number of fellows with a less massive structure and a more unpleasant odor. In any case, only microscopic, or even better, genetic research can give full confidence here. I don't like cobwebs.

Edible: Apparently absent.

Remarks Dear amateur mycologists! If you want to lose confidence in yourself and hate mushrooms, wait for a good year, take pictures of blue cobwebs from all angles, and then try to identify them. A lot of fun awaits you!

Better yet, try to refrain from filming. If, of course, there is enough will for it. Large blue spider webs are very beautiful, very textured, very charismatic mushrooms. They have a will of their own: not everyone can pass them by. As a rule, even fanatical Toadstools fighters do not knock them down. They are admired, they are terrified. And since you can't eat them, and you have to do something with them, there is nothing left but to take out the camera, screw on the tripod and, crawling on all fours, take pictures of yourself a few more reasons for despair.

Big webcap

Large webcap (Cortinarius largus)

Large webcap (Cortinarius largus) is a genus of mushrooms from the Spiderweb family (Kortinariyevs). It, like many other varieties of spiderwebs, is also called a bog.

External description

The cap of the large spider web has a convex-outstretched or convex shape. It is often gray-violet in color.

The flesh of a young fruiting body is purple in color, but gradually turns white. She has no characteristic taste and smell. The lamellar hymenophore consists of plates adherent to the tooth, slightly running down the leg. at first, the plates of the hymenophore are light purple in color, then they become pale brown. The plates are often located, contain a rusty-brown spore powder.

The leg of a large spider web comes from the central part of the cap, has a white or lavender color, which changes to brown towards the base. The leg is solid, filled inside, has a cylindrical shape and a clavate thickening at the base.

Season and habitat

The large cobweb grows mainly in coniferous and deciduous forests, on sandy soils. Very often this type of mushroom can be found on forest edges. Widely distributed in many European countries.The best time to collect a large spider web is the first month of autumn, September, in order to preserve the mycelium, the mushroom must be carefully twisted from the soil, clockwise, when collecting. To this end, the mushroom grabs the cap, turns 1/3 and immediately tilts downward. After that, the fruiting body is straightened again and gently lifted up.

Edibility

The large webcap (Cortinarius largus) is an edible mushroom that can be prepared immediately for consumption, or made from the mushroom for future use (canned, pickled, dried).

Spring webcap (Cortinarius vernus)

Description

A hat with a diameter of 2-6 (up to cm, bell-shaped in youth, then prostrate with a lowered edge and a (usually pointed) tubercle, then flat-prostrate with a wavy edge and a little pronounced tubercle (it does not always survive to this type). The edges of the cap are smooth or wavy, often torn. The color is brown, dark brown, dark red-brown, black-brown, there may be a slightly purple tint, it may be lighter towards the edges, with a gray tint, it may be with a gray rim along the edge. The surface of the cap is smooth, radially fibrous, silky fibers, not always pronounced. Cobweb cover, light, breaks very early. The remains of the veil on the stem are light or reddish, not always noticeable.

The pulp is brownish-whitish, brownish-grayish, lilac tint at the base of the leg, different sources consider it to be from thin to rather thick, in general, average, like all telamonias. The smell and taste are not pronounced, according to different opinions, from flour to sweetish. The plates are not frequent, from adherent to the tooth and to slightly descending, ocher-brown, gray-brown, with a slight lilac shade or without, uneven, sinuous. After maturation, the spores are rusty brown.

Spore powder, rusty-brown. The spores are almost spherical, slightly elliptical, strongly warty, prickly, 7-9 x 5-7 μm, not amyloid. Leg 3-10 (up to 13) cm high, 0.3-1 cm in diameter, cylindrical, underneath may be slightly clavate, brownish , grayish, longitudinally fibrous, silky fibers, possibly redness at the bottom.

Habitat

Inhabits broad-leaved, spruce and mixed (with broad-leaved trees, or spruce) forests, parks, fallen leaves or needles, moss, grass, glades, roads, paths, from April to June.

Similar species

Bright red webcap (Cortinarius erythrinus) - Some (British) sources consider it even synonymous with the spring webcap, but at the moment (2017) this is not a generally accepted opinion. The view, indeed, is very similar in appearance, the only difference is in red, purple tones in the plates, nothing red in the spring cobweb is not even close, except for the possible reddening of the base of the leg. this, too, for now, just their opinion. The leg of this spider web is dark brown, turns black with age. This species is a mycorrhiza-forming, and does not occur in the absence of trees. Chestnut spiderweed (Cortinarius castaneus) - A similar species, but grows in late summer and autumn, does not overlap with spring in time.

Silver webcap: photo and description

The silver webcap is a representative of the genus and family of the same name, represented by many varieties. The Latin name is Cortinarius argentatus.

Description of the silver webcap

The silvery webcap is distinguished by its silvery flesh. On the bottom of it are purple plates.As they grow, they change color to brown or ocher, with a rusty tinge.

Description of the hat

Young specimens have a convex cap, which eventually becomes flat and reaches 6-7 cm in diameter. On the top of it, you can see folds, bumps and wrinkles.

The surface is soft and silky to the touch, lilac color

With age, the cap gradually fades, and its color becomes almost white.

Leg description

The leg is widened at the base and narrowed at the top. Its color is usually gray or brown, with a pronounced purple tint.

The leg reaches up to 8-10 cm in height, there are no rings on it

Where and how it grows

The fungus is common in coniferous and deciduous forests. The period of active fruiting begins in August and lasts until September, some specimens can be found even in October. The variety bears fruit stably every year.

You can learn more about the features of the cobwebs in the video:

Doubles and their differences

The mushroom is similar to many species, but its main counterpart is the goat's webcap (smelly, goat), which can be distinguished by its purple tint.

The surface has a violet-gray color and a thin flesh with an unpleasant aroma. The leg is covered with the remains of a bedspread with red stripes and spots. Fruiting time lasts from July to the end of October. The species grows in pine forests, prefers mossy areas.

Conclusion

Silver webcap is an inedible mushroom with a convex cap and a leg extended at the base. Grows in coniferous and deciduous forests from August to September. The main false double is a poisonous goat webcap with a purple tint.

External description

Oak cobweb (Cortinarius nemorensis) belongs to the number of lamellar mushrooms, consisting of a leg and a cap. The surface of young fruiting bodies is covered with a cobweb blanket. The diameter of the cap of an adult mushroom is 5-13 cm; in young fruiting bodies, its shape is hemispherical, gradually becoming convex. At high air humidity, the cap becomes wet and becomes covered with mucus. When dry, fibers are clearly visible on its surface. The surface of young fruit bodies is colored in light purple shades, gradually acquiring reddish-brown colors. A lilac tint is often noticeable along the edges of the cap.

The mushroom pulp is characterized by a whitish color, it can rarely have a purple hue, has a faint unpleasant odor, and is fresh to taste. Often, seasoned mushroom pickers compare the smell of an oak cobweb to the scent of dust. Upon contact with alkalis, the pulp of the described species changes its color to bright yellow.

The length of the leg of the fungus is 6-12 cm, and its diameter varies within 1.2-1.5 cm. In its lower part, it expands, and its surface in young mushrooms has a light purple tint, and in mature fruit bodies it becomes brownish. Remnants of the bedspread are sometimes visible on the surface.

The hymenophore of this fungus is lamellar, consists of small plates with grooves, fused with the stem. They are located relatively often to each other, and in young mushrooms have a light gray-purple color. In mature mushrooms, this shade of the plates is lost, transforming into a brownish color. Spore powder consists of small particles 10.5-11 * 6-7 microns in size, the surface of which is covered with the smallest warts.