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Long-legged false frog, elongated hypholoma in biological reference books has the Latin name Hypholoma elongatipes. Mushroom of the genus Gifoloma, Stropharia family.
An inconspicuous mushroom with a disproportionate structure of the fruiting body
What does a long-legged false froth look like?
Small caps of medium diameter - up to 3 cm, are located on thin straight legs, the length of which can reach up to 12 cm.The color changes during the growing season, in young specimens the color is light yellow, then becomes ocher. Mature false foams are colored in olive tones.
Grows in small groups of no more than 2-4 specimens
Description of the hat
In a long-legged pseudo-frog at the beginning of growth, the upper part of the fruiting body is cylindrical in shape with a sharpness in the center. Then the cap opens and becomes hemispherical, and at the end of the growing season - flat.
External characteristic:
- the color is not monotonous, in the central part the color is darker;
- the surface is even with radial vertical stripes; the remnants of the bedspread in the form of a wavy fringe are noticeable along the edge;
- the protective film becomes covered with mucus at high humidity;
- the hymenophore is lamellar, the arrangement of the plates is rare, not going beyond the cap with a clear border near the pedicle. The color is yellow with a gray tint or beige.
The pulp is thin, light, brittle.
On the edge of the cap there are plates of different lengths
Leg description
The location of the stem is central, it is rather long and narrow, erect. The structure is fibrous, hollow, brittle. The color is light yellow, whitish with a gray tint in the upper part, darker at the base. In young specimens, the surface is finely bristled; by the age of maturity, the coating falls off.
Leg of the same diameter along the entire length, slight tapering upward is possible
Where and how does the long-legged falsefoot grow
The main aggregation of the species is in mixed or coniferous areas, in wetlands. Long-legged false froth grows among the dense moss layer on acidic soils. Abundant fruiting. Fruits are found singly or in small groups, occupying rather large territories. Long-legged false foams are common in the forests of the Leningrad region, central and European parts.
Is the mushroom edible or not
Gifoloma elongated is in the category of inedible and poisonous mushrooms. You can not use false foams raw and after any kind of processing.
Doubles and their differences
The moss pseudo-froth is considered to be the counterpart of the elongated hyholoma. The fruiting body is larger, the cap can be up to 6-7 cm in diameter. The stem is also long and thin. The color of the fruit body is brown with a greenish tint. The twin is inedible and poisonous.
The surface of the cap is finely flaked, covered with a slippery coating
A sulfur-yellow honey fungus is a poisonous and inedible species. It grows on stumps and decayed dead wood. Forms dense colonies. The leg is thick and short, the color of the fruit body is yellow with a lemon tinge.
The upper part of the mushroom is dry with a pronounced dark spot in the center
Conclusion
Long-legged False Foam is a poisonous mushroom that is not suitable for any processing method. Grows on moist acidic soil, mossy cushion. Fruiting from June to October in all types of forests with wetlands.
