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All cap mushrooms are classified into tubular and lamellar. As an example of tubular mushrooms, one can cite such well-known species as boletus, polypore, oak, flywheels, boletus, aspen and many others. As a rule, in most varieties of tubular mushrooms, the flesh on the cut turns blue, but this does not affect their taste in any way.

Tubular mushrooms growing on trees and deadwood

Lacquered polypore (Ganoderma lucidum).

Family: Ganodermaceae (Ganodermataceae)

Season: July - November

Growth: in groups

Description:

The leg is lateral, uneven and very dense.

The hymenophore is ocher, consists of short tubes with small rounded pores.

The cap is flat, shiny, uneven; the surface of the cap consists of concentric growth rings of different shades.

Pulp, woody, ocher color.

This tubular mushroom is inedible; used to treat a number of diseases.

Ecology and distribution:

It is a tubular mushroom that grows on the basis of weakened and dying trees, as well as on deciduous trees. In Russia, it is distributed in the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, in the North Caucasus.

Two-year-old dryworm (Coltricia perennis).

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Season: early July - November

Growth: in groups

The cap is dry, leathery, with golden brown or brick-red concentric circles. The tubular layer is slightly descending, finely porous, brownish.

The leg is narrowed, often with a nodule, velvety, matte, brown.

The pulp is leathery-fibrous, brown, rusty in color.

Inedible.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in coniferous and mixed forests, often on sandy soils, in fires.

Chestnut tinder fungus (Polyporus badius).

Family: Polyporous (Polyporaceae)

Season: mid June - November

Growth: in groups

Description:

The flesh is leathery, very dense, whitish. The edge of the cap is uneven, wavy.

The stem is central or eccentric, strongly narrowed towards the base, hard, whitish, half bounded by a dark velvety zone.

The cap is funnel-shaped, thin, light ocher, yellow-brown or red-brown. The tubular layer is very finely porous, descending to the stem, white or cream, turns yellow when pressed.

Inedible due to its firm pulp.

See what this tubular mushroom looks like in the photo:

Ecology and distribution:

It grows on stumps, in forests, in parks, on deciduous trees (birch, oak, alder, linden). Rarely does this tubular fungus grow on living trees. Prefers damp places. It is common and abundant.

Next, you can familiarize yourself with the photos and names of tubular mushrooms that turn blue when cut.

Tubular mushrooms that turn blue when cut

Beautiful boletus (Boletus calopus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: July - October

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The cap is hemispherical, later convex. The skin is dull, dry, brownish-brown. The tubular layer is yellow, the pores are rounded, small, turn blue when pressed.

The pulp is whitish or light creamy, in places it turns blue on the cut, bitter in taste.

The leg is at first barrel-shaped, then clavate, the color above is lemon-yellow with a white mesh, in the middle - carmine-red with a red mesh, below it is brown-red.

Inedible due to unpleasant bitter taste.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in coniferous, oak and deciduous forests. Prefers acidic sandy soils. Distributed in Europe and in the south of the European part of Russia.

Speckled oak (Boletus luridiformis).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: mid-May - October

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The skin is velvety, matte, occasionally slimy, brownish-brown, darkens or blackens when pressed. The cap is hemispherical, later cushion-shaped.

The pulp is yellowish, quickly turns blue on the cut, in the stem it is brownish. The tubules are yellow-olive, the pores are rounded, small, yellow, later turn red, turn blue when pressed.

Stem is barrel-shaped, later clavate, yellow-red color, without reticular pattern, with red scales.

Conditionally edible mushroom. It is used fresh (after pre-boiling) or dried.

Ecology and distribution:

A tubular mushroom called speckled oak tree forms mycorrhiza with beech, oak, spruce, fir. Grows in forests and marshes, among mosses, prefers acidic soils. In Russia, it is found in the Caucasus, in Eastern Siberia, less often in the European part and Western Siberia.

Olive brown oak (Boletus luridus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: July - September

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The flesh is yellowish, dense, reddish at the base of the leg, turns blue on the cut, then turns brown. The skin is velvety, slimy in wet weather, the color varies from light brownish-yellow, darkens from touch.

The cap of this tubular fungus is hemispherical or convex, rarely flat. The tubes are free, yellow, later greenish; the pores are round, very small, reddish, turn blue when pressed.

The leg is clavate, yellow-orange, with a convex brownish-red mesh pattern.

Conditionally edible mushroom. Raw or undercooked can cause poisoning.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in deciduous and mixed forests on calcareous soils, mainly in light, well-warmed by the sun places. Distributed in Europe, the Caucasus, rare in Western Siberia and in the south of the Far East.

Polish mushroom (Boletus badius).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - November

Growth: singly or in rare groups

Description:

The cap of young mushrooms is semicircular, later - cushion-shaped.

The stem is fibrous, brown or yellow with reddish-brown fibers, lighter above and below.

The pulp is firm, yellowish; slightly blue on the cut, then brightens again in the cap, turns brown in the stem. The tubules turn blue when pressed. The skin is brown, does not come off, smooth to the touch, slightly sticky in wet weather. Tubular layer with a small notch at the stem, yellowish on the stumps.

Nice edible mushroom.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with pine, less often with other species. This is a tubular mushroom growing, growing in coniferous, less often deciduous forests, more often on sandy soils, sometimes grows on the bases of the trunks.

Boletus girlish (Boletus appendiculatus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - September

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The skin is thin, golden or reddish-brown, felt; the cap is convex with slightly curved edges

The pulp is dense, light yellow, turns blue on the cut, with a pleasant aroma.

The base of the leg is conically pointed. The leg is light, covered with a mesh pattern. Tubular layer adherent to the tooth, 1-2.5 cm thick, bright lemon-yellow color, turns blue when pressed

Delicious edible mushroom.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with deciduous trees. Grows in deciduous and mixed forests, usually under oaks, hornbeams and beeches, in the mountains among fir trees. Prefers calcareous soils. Distributed in regions with warm temperate climates.

Fractured flywheel (Boletus pascuus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: July - September

Growth: in groups

Description:

The cap is convex or cushion-shaped, cracked mesh. The skin is dry, matte, color - from burgundy-red to brown. The tubular layer is large-pored, adherent to the leg, the tubes are yellow, turn blue when pressed.

The leg is clavate, smooth, fine-scaled above, light yellow, red below.

The flesh is whitish or yellowish, reddish at the base of the stem and under the skin of the cap, intensely blue at the cut.

The mushroom is edible but considered mediocre. It is better to collect young mushrooms. Requires preliminary boiling.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in deciduous and mixed, and sometimes coniferous forests on well-loosened acidic soils. Forms mycorrhiza with deciduous trees (often with beech).

Red flywheel (Boletus rubellus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: July - September

Growth: in groups and singly

Description:

The stem is solid, fibrous, the color under the cap is yellow, closer to the base is reddish or red-brown, with small scales.

The peel is deep red, cannot be removed; mature mushrooms are slightly fissured.

The cap is initially cushion-convex, sometimes straightens in mature mushrooms. The tubular layer of the cap is yellow, slowly turning blue when pressed; brownish in mature mushrooms.

The pulp is dense, yellowish, turns blue at the break

Edible tubular mushroom, has a pleasant smell, tasteless taste. It is often wormy.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in deciduous and mixed forests, among low grass or moss. He especially prefers oak groves. Distributed in Europe and the Far East. It is rare.

Green flywheel (Boletus subtomentosus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: May - October

Growth: in groups and singly

Description:

The cap is pillow-shaped, velvety, grayish or olive-brown or red-brown.

The pulp is loose in the cap, fibrous in the stem, whitish-yellowish, intensely blue on the cut. The tubular layer is large-porous, adherent, yellowish, later convex, ocher-yellow, intensely blue when pressed.

The stem is smooth, fibrous with a dark brown mesh.

Edible mushroom. It is usually used freshly prepared. It turns black when dried.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with both coniferous and deciduous trees. Grows in a variety of forests, more often in clearings, road edges. Sometimes found in anthills. In Russia, it is widespread.

Satanic mushroom (Boletus satanas).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - September

Growth: in groups and singly

Description:

The hat is dry, whitish or gray.

The pulp is white or yellowish, moderately blue on the cut, has an unpleasant odor. The tubules are yellowish, the pores are small, yellowish, later redden, when pressed, turn blue.

The leg is initially ovoid or spherical, barrel-shaped or repiform, narrowed upward, dense, red, yellow at the top, covered with a reticular pattern with rounded cells.

In its raw form, this tubular mushroom is highly poisonous, causing severe disturbance of the digestive system.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in light deciduous forests, mainly on calcareous soils. Forms mycorrhiza with oak, beech, hornbeam, hazel, linden. In Russia, it is found in the south of the European part, in the Caucasus, in the south of the Primorsky Territory.

Red boletus (Leccinum aurantiacum).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - October

Growth: singly and in groups-families

Description:

The cap is cushion-shaped, easily detached from the leg.

The pulp is fleshy, dense, white, quickly turns blue on the cut, then turns black.

The skin is red, orange or brownish-red, cannot be removed.

The cap of young mushrooms is hemispherical with an edge tightly pressed to the stem.

The leg is solid, grayish-white, covered with longitudinal fibrous scales. Tubular layer is free, 1-3 cm thick with small angular-rounded pores, white, then brownish-gray, darkens when touched

One of the best edible mushrooms. It is used fresh (boiled and fried), dried and pickled, for pickling. It usually darkens during processing.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with various species of deciduous trees.It is found in deciduous and mixed forests under young trees, in deciduous woodlands, in clearings and along forest roads, in grass. In dry summers, it appears in damp, tall-trunked aspen forests. Distributed throughout the forest zone of Eurasia, found in the tundra among dwarf birches. Seasonality. The first layer ("spikelets") - appears from the end of June to the first days of July, not abundantly; the second layer - ("stubble") - in mid-July; the third ("deciduous") - from mid-August to mid-September.

Variegated butter dish (Suillus variegatus).

Family: Oily (Suillaceae)

Season: July - October

Growth: in groups and singly

Description:

The leg is smooth, yellow, below with a reddish tint.

Skin with fibrous scales, poorly separated from the cap, color - from olive to brown-reddish and light ocher.

The hat in youth is convex, with a curled edge.

The pulp is yellowish, turns blue in the cut, with the smell of pine needles.

Tubular layer adherent to the leg, yellow tones, brown pores, small, rounded.

Edible mushroom. Used fresh (after boiling), pickled, salted. It gets dark during heat treatment.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with pine. Grows on sandy (less often stony) soils of coniferous (mainly pine) or mixed forests, often with heather.

Mushrooms with a solid body.

Below is a photo and description of tubular mushrooms with convex caps:

Tubular mushrooms with convex caps

White mushroom (Boletus edulis).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: mid June - mid October

Growth: in summer - singly, in autumn - in a group, family

Description:

The skin is adherent, the color is from red-brown to almost white, darkens with age. The surface of the leg is whitish, brownish, sometimes reddish, usually covered with a mesh of lighter veins.

The stem is massive, barrel-shaped or clavate, stretches with age. Tubular layer with a deep notch near the stem, easily separates from the pulp of the cap, light, 1-4 cm thick, the pores are small, rounded.

The cap is convex, in old mushrooms it is flat-convex, rarely spread. The surface is smooth or wrinkled.

The pulp is strong, juicy-fleshy, fibrous in old specimens, white in a young mushroom, turns yellow with age.

It is considered one of the best edible mushrooms. No pre-boiling is required. It is used fresh in the first (gives a light, transparent broth) and second courses, dried (very aromatic), ice cream, salted and pickled.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with spruce, pine, birch, oak. Grows in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests. Dislikes damp places. In summer, it is found in young groves and plantings, in autumn - deeper in the forest, near old trees, along paths and abandoned roads. During the season, three fruiting layers are distinguished: at the end of June (spikelets are rare and single), in mid-July (stubble stubble - a productive layer), in the second half of August and in the first half of September (deciduous trees - in large quantities).

Boletus reticulated (Boletus reticulatus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: end of May - October

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The cap is hemispherical at first, later strongly convex.

The stem tapering upward, brownish, covered with a lighter, coarse mesh pattern. The skin is light brown, matte, velvety, dry.

The pulp is dense, white, with a mushroom odor and a sweetish or nutty taste. The tubular layer is loose or adherent with a notch, at first white, then greenish-yellow. The pores are small, rounded

It is consumed and appreciated in the same way as the porcini mushroom.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in light deciduous forests, usually under oak and beech trees. Prefers dryish alkaline soils. More common in mountainous and hilly areas. On the territory of Russia, it is found in the Krasnodar Territory.

Parasitic flywheel (Boletus parasiticus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: summer autumn

Growth: in groups

Description:

Tubular, descending layer, 3-7 mm thick, pores from lemon-yellow to rusty-brown, wide. Cap is convex, slightly oily, color - from yellow to ocher-brown.

The pulp is light yellow.

The leg is solid, cylindrical.

The mushroom is edible but tastes bad.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows on living fruiting bodies of pseudo-raincoats (Scleroderma). Distributed in Europe and eastern North America. It is rare.

Powdered flywheel (Boletus pulverulentus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: Aug. Sept

Growth: in groups and singly

Description:

The cap is hemispherical at first, then convex, brown tones, sticky-mucous when wet.

The leg is fleshy, strong, yellow at the top, rusty brown at the base.

The flesh is firm, yellow, quickly turns dark blue on the cut.

The tubular layer is yellow, yellow-brown in older specimens.

The mushroom is edible, but does not differ in special taste.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in deciduous and mixed Tubular forests (often with oak, spruce). Relatively rare. It is found mainly in warm regions (Caucasus, Far East).

Below is a description of tubular mushrooms with a white hymenophore.

Examples of tubular mushrooms with a white hymenophore

Winter polypore (Polyporus brumalis).

Family: Polyporous (Polyporaceae)

Season: May - December

Growth: in small groups and singly

Description:

The pulp is elastic, in the leg it is dense, later it is leathery, whitish or yellowish. The hymenophore is small-tubular, descending along the leg, white, later cream.

The leg is firm, velvety, gray-yellow, brown-chestnut.

The cap is flat-convex, sometimes with a depression, yellow-brown, brownish, gray-brown.

Young caps can be eaten boiled.

Ecology and distribution:

This tubular mushroom with a white hymenophore grows on twigs immersed in the soil, as well as on the trunks, roots and stumps of willow, birch, alder, mountain ash, hazel and other deciduous trees.

Scaly polypore (Polyporus squamosus).

Family: Polyporous (Polyporaceae)

Season: mid-May - end of August

Growth: singly and in groups; several caps grow fan-shaped, tiled

Description:

The cap is reniform at first, later prostrate, fleshy, sometimes depressed at the base. The hymenophore is light, porous, with large angular cells.

The stem is eccentric, dense, from above - light, reticulate, to the base - black-brown.

The pulp is dense, elastic, with a powdery odor, later - firm, tough.

The surface of the cap is light-white, grayish-yellowish with large brown scales.

The mushroom is edible at a young age. It is used fresh (after prolonged boiling), salted, pickled.

Ecology and distribution: Grows in deciduous forests and parks on live and weakened trees (more often on elms).

Umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus).

Family: Polyporous (Polyporaceae)

Season: early July - October

Growth: singly

Description:

The cap is flat-convex, depressed in the middle, light ocher, later brownish. The hymenophore is tubular, descending to the pedicle, white.

The fruiting body weighing up to 4 kg, rounded, repeatedly branched into petals-caps with a common short light leg.

Pulp: white, dense, fibrous, hardens with age.

Edible at a young age.

Ecology and distribution:

This is another mushroom that belongs to the tubular. It grows in mixed and deciduous forests at the base of old deciduous trees (oak, birch, less often maple, linden), on young growth and around it, on stumps, rotting wood and around it, on the soil. Rare; listed in the Red Book of Russia.

Polyporus varius.

Family: Polyporous (Polyporaceae)

Season: end of June - October

Growth: singly and in small groups

Description:

The cap is more often funnel-shaped, thin-skinned, light-white or yellow-brown, brightens with age. The hymenophore is small-tubular, white, descending along the leg.

Pulp: whitish, leathery, later woody.

The leg is firm, the lower part is sharply bounded by a dark velvety zone.

Inedible due to the firm consistency of the pulp.

Ecology and distribution:

It grows on stumps, in forests, in parks, deciduous trees (birch, alder, willow, linden, oak, ash), rarely on living trees. It is rare.

In the final section of the article, you will find out what other tubular mushrooms are.

Other tubular mushrooms

Gyroporus blue (Gyroporus cyanescens).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: end of July - September

Growth: singly

Description:

The pulp is brittle, white or creamy, at the break it acquires a characteristic cornflower blue color, the taste and smell are pleasant.

The cap is straw yellow, brownish yellow or grayish brown, turns blue when pressed. The skin is matte, velvety, dry. Pressing on the tubes leaves blue spots. The tubes are free, 5-10 mm long, white, turn yellow with age. The pores are small, rounded.

The leg is thickened at the base, initially with a cotton-like filling, with age, voids form.

Delicious edible mushroom. Used fresh, dried, salted and pickled.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with birch. Grows in light deciduous and mixed forests. Prefers sandy soils. Very rare in Russia, listed in the Red Book.

Boletus oak (Leccinum quercinum).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - end of September

Growth: small groups

Description:

The cap is hemispherical or cushion-shaped.

The flesh is white with brownish-gray spots, dense, almost black on the cut. The skin is brownish brown with an orange tint, slightly hanging along the edge of the cap. The tubular layer is narrowly adherent, 2-3 cm thick, brownish.

The stem is slightly thickened at the base, with small reddish-brown scales.

Delicious edible mushroom. Used fresh, dried, salted and pickled

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with oak. Distributed in the forests of the northern temperate zone.

Common boletus (Leccinum scabrum).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: end of May - mid-October

Growth: singly and in groups

Description:

Stem slightly widened towards the base, dense, longitudinal fibrous, whitish with dark gray or black-brown longitudinal scales.

The cap is convex, cushion-shaped at maturity, dry, matte, brown.

The pulp at a young age is light, dense, tender, later - loose, watery, stiff in the stem. The tubular layer is loose, finely porous, light, turns gray with age and becomes convex.

Nice edible mushroom. It is used in soups and main courses (after boiling), dried, frozen, salted and pickled. It usually darkens during processing. It is better to collect young solid mushrooms (old ones crumple strongly during transportation).

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with birch. Grows in deciduous and mixed (with birch) forests, woodlands, young birches, grass.

Chess obobok (Leccinum tesselatum).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - September

Growth: singly or in groups

Description:

The cap is hemispherical, then pillow-shaped.

The pulp is light yellow, turns red on the cut, then turns black. The skin is dry, yellow-brown, often cracking. Tubular layer 1.5-2.5 cm thick, lemon yellow, when pressed, turns purple-brown.

The leg is clavate, yellowish, with ocher-yellow scales.

Edible mushroom, used freshly prepared, dried and pickled. It turns black when dried.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with oak and beech. Grows in deciduous forests. Distributed in warm regions of Europe, in Russia it is found in the Caucasus.

Gall mushroom (Tylopilus felleus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: June - October

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The cap is convex, cushion-shaped. The tubular layer is adherent, at first white, later - dirty pink. The skin is dry, slightly pubescent, later - smooth, yellow-brownish, less often chestnut-brown.

The leg is clavate, widened towards the base, yellowish-ocherous, with a brownish-brown mesh pattern.

The pulp is white, odorless, with a bitter taste or a burning aftertaste, slightly pink at the cut, very rarely worm.

This cap mushroom is inedible due to its bitter taste.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with coniferous and deciduous trees. More often found in coniferous forests on acidic fertile soils, often at the bases of trees, sometimes on rotten stumps. Distributed throughout the forest zone.

Goat (Suillus bovinus).

Family: Oily (Suillaceae)

Season: early July - October

Growth: singly and in groups

Description:

Tubular layer: weakly descending, large-pored, with age - convex, brownish-yellowish. Leg, narrowed, often curved, dense, smooth, of the same color as the cap.

The pulp is dense, elastic, with age - rubbery, yellowish, sometimes turns pink on the cut.

The cap is convex, then flat, smooth, sticky, brown-brown.

Low quality edible mushroom. It is consumed fresh (after boiling), salted and pickled.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza mainly with pine. Occurs in coniferous forests with the participation of pine on acidic, nutritious soils in humid places, near roads, on sphagnum bogs.

Granular butter dish (Suillus granulatus).

Family: Oily (Suillaceae)

Season: June - November

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The cap is hemispherical, then cushion-shaped. The skin is smooth, slimy, reddish brown, later ocher brown.

The leg is solid, yellowish, without a ring.

The pulp is fleshy, yellowish, fibrous in the stem, with a mushroom odor. The tubular layer is finely porous, adherent, yellowish, often with white drops of liquid

Delicious edible mushroom. Remove the mucous skin from the cap before cooking.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza usually with Scots pine, less often with other pines. It grows in coniferous forests with the participation of pine, on sandy soils, in clearings, in clearings, along roads.

Larch oil can (Suillus grevillei).

Family: Oily (Suillaceae)

Season: July - September

Growth: in groups

Description:

With age, the cap becomes flat-convex, then flat. The skin is sticky, smooth, covered with mucus, color - from lemon yellow to golden brown; removed with difficulty.

The pulp is juicy, firmly fibrous, yellow, in mature mushrooms it turns a little pink on the cut, then turns brown. Above the ring, the leg is mesh, lemon-yellow. The ring is white or yellowish.

The leg is solid, granular reticulate above, the color of the leg is the same as the cap or reddish-brown.

The cap of young mushrooms is pillow-convex.

Nice edible mushroom. Requires boiling. It is most delicious in pickled form, it is also used fresh (in soups, fried) and salted.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with larch. It grows in forests with the participation of larch, in plantations, orchards, sometimes fruiting bodies can be found far from the host tree. Prefers acidic, rich soils.

Common butter dish (Suillus luteus).

Family: Oily (Suillaceae)

Season: end of June - mid-October

Growth: in groups

Description:

The tubular layer is adherent, weakly descending, the pores are yellowish, olive-yellow, small, angular-rounded, turn brown when pressed. The tubular layer is initially closed with a yellowish membranous veil. The skin is mucous, easily separates from the pulp, the color is from brown to brown-olive.

The flesh in the cap is juicy, whitish or yellowish, rusty-brownish at the base of the stem. The ring is brownish.

The stem is solid, longitudinally fibrous, whitish. The cover of young mushrooms is white.

It is considered the most delicious among the butterdish. When pickling, it is better to remove the mucous skin from the cap.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with pine. Grows in light conifers, usually young pine forests and plantings, in the grass, on the edges, on the roadsides. Prefers sandy soil and places with good lighting.

Sheep mushroom (Albatrellus ovinus).

Family: Albatrellaceae

Season: July - October

Growth: large accrete groups, rarely singly

Description:

The cap is fleshy, dry, with an uneven bumpy surface, color from white to gray-brown.

The pulp is dense, brittle, white, turns yellow when dry, with a soapy smell.

Stem smooth, solid, sometimes eccentric, narrowed towards the base, color from white to light brown. Tubular layer strongly descending on the stem, 1-2 mm in length, white or yellowish.

Only young caps are eaten (after boiling). May cause gastrointestinal upset in some people.

Ecology and distribution:

It grows on the soil under spruce trees in dry coniferous and mixed forests, in glades, clearings, forest edges, along roads.

Pepper Mushroom (Chalciporus piperatus).

Family: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)

Season: July - October

Growth: singly or in small groups

Description:

The pulp is loose, yellowish, sulfur-yellow in the stem, slightly reddens on the cut, with a peppery taste.

The hat is smooth, slightly sticky, brown tones. The skin is not removed from the cap. The tubular layer is adherent or descending, the pores are reddish-brown, large, angular.

The leg is solid, dense, brittle, the color is the same as that of the cap.

Considered inedible, but can be used in small amounts as a hot seasoning; boiled and cooked gives the dish a mild bitterness.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhiza with pine. It grows in coniferous forests with the participation of pine, less often in spruce, mixed and deciduous forests.