Russula golden - a description of where it grows, the toxicity of the fungus

It is worth noting an interesting fact that the fruiting bodies in question are one of the most popular mushrooms. Russula spread around the world. In addition, such instances are very easy to assemble. Due to the bright and memorable color, such fruits can be found without problems in a wooded area. Almost all representatives of this species have a pleasant taste and aroma. Therefore, in the culinary world, they are very much appreciated.

Description

1. Fruit bodies can have a hat with a diameter of no more than 12 cm. If we take into account young specimens, then they have a convex shape. Only with time does the hat become open. Often you can observe a depression in the center. The edges acquire a ribbed structure.
2. The surface of young fruiting bodies is glossy and smooth. You can also notice that it is covered with mucus. The color of the hat is almost always red-brick. Older fruits have a matte and velvety surface. Their color is often ocher-yellow or orange with reddish spots.
3. As for the general structure of the fruiting body, the flesh is crumbling and brittle. In most cases, it has a whitish tint. In this case, after cutting the mushrooms, the color does not change in any way. Under the hat are frequent plates that fit snugly against the leg. They are rounded to the edges of the cap.
4. In young fruiting bodies, the plates are cream colored. Only with age do they become yellow. As for the mushroom leg, it has a cylindrical shape. In height, it can be up to 8 cm, and in thickness up to 3 cm. Often you can see that the surface of the legs can be smooth or wrinkled. It is white, but with a yellowish tinge.

Spread

1. The considered fruiting bodies often grow in forests with old oaks, beech, hazelnuts, spruces and aspen. Also in such forests can be found linden, elm and similar broad-leaved trees.
2. In most cases, such specimens prefer to choose carbonate soil. The fruiting season falls in mid-summer. It ends in mid-autumn. Instances can be found singly or in small groups.

Virulence

Mushrooms are edible. However, such instances, in comparison with relatives, cannot boast of high taste and bright rich mushroom aroma. This applies to raw fruits. When cooking mushrooms acquire a completely different, quite good taste and aroma.

Similar views

1. The Morse russula is similar to the discussed fruit bodies. This instance refers to edible mushrooms. A hat of such russula in diameter can reach up to 12 cm. It is also worth noting the fact that in young fruiting bodies the hat looks like a ball.
2. Over time, it takes the form of a bell. Old fruiting bodies can already be seen with a flat hat. It also has an old peel, and without any problems it separates from the pulp. Often the hat is painted in a yellow-brown color. The leg has a dense structure and white color. Rarely can you see spots on it.
3. In most cases, the legs of such mushrooms are almost even, only sometimes they thicken closer to the ground. Russula can often be found in Russian forests. It is this kind of fruiting bodies that accounts for about 48% of all other fruits.
4. In most cases, mushrooms are salted. The problem is that they have a rather bitter taste. Therefore, before salting, they must be soaked and get rid of the peel from the hat.
5. There is also another species that looks like our mushrooms. Unbreakable russula is considered a conditionally edible fruiting body. It is small in size.The diameter of her hat can be a maximum of 6 cm. Most often it is painted in a pinkish-purple hue. In young specimens, the cap is initially convex.
6. Over time, it begins to open and eventually becomes curved. On the edges of the hat you can see small scars. The leg has the shape of a cylinder, while it is completely smooth and mealy. The color is white. Unbreakable russules are very common. They grow in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests.
7. Such specimens prefer acidified soil. Therefore, you can easily find these mushrooms under a birch, pine, hornbeam, oak and other trees. The fruiting season falls at the end of summer and mid-autumn. Mushrooms can be found in the European part of Russia. They also grow in the Baltic states, Karelia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Golden russula is quite common around the world. As for the collection of such fruiting bodies, you should have no problems with this. The distribution of these instances is quite extensive. After cooking, the mushrooms acquire an excellent taste and pleasant aroma.