The pink birch ( Latin: Leccinum oxydabile ) is a fungus of the genus Obabok ( Leccinum ) of the Boletaceae family .
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| Leccinum oxydabile ( Singer ) Singer, 1947 |
Scientific synonyms :
- Krombholzia oxydabilis Singer, 1938 basionym
- Boletus scaber var. oxydabilis (Singer) Vassilkov , 1948
- Leccinum roseofractum watling , 1968
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Ecology and distribution
- 3 Similar views
- 4 Nutritional qualities
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Description
The hat is convex, then cushion-shaped, with a diameter of up to 15 cm. The skin is dry, dark in color - from gray-brown to almost black, with a lighter marble pattern.
The pulp is white, fairly dense, pinkish on the cut.
The tubular layer is whitish or dirty gray (in old mushrooms).
The leg is elongated and thin, thickened at the base, sometimes bent towards more illuminated places.
Spore powder is buffy brown.
Ecology and distribution
It forms mycorrhiza with birch , occurs in moist areas of birch forests, and usually appears in isolated groups.
It grows in the forests of Eurasia and North America .
Season: June - October.
Similar Views
Edible:
- Other boletus
Inedible:
- Bile Mushroom ( Tylopilus felleus )
Nutritional qualities
Edible mushroom , used freshly prepared, suitable for drying and pickling.
Literature
- Lyakhov P.R. Encyclopedia of mushrooms. - M .: EKSMO-Press, 2001. - S. 122. - ISBN 5-04-003208-0 .
- Serzhanina G.I. Hat mushrooms of Belarus. - Minsk: Science and Technology, 1984. - S. 230.