Category: Mushrooms

Ice mushroom is an edible representative of the Tremell family, belonging to the genus with the same name - Tremella, which is translated from Latin as "Drozhalka". It is grown on an industrial scale. Ice mushroom and its beneficial properties Biological characteristics The Chinese call ice...

The ergot fungus belongs to the Ergot family, whose representatives parasitize on cereals. Mushroom parasitizing on cereals Ergot Botanical characteristics Ripe ergot looks like a dark purple, almost black horn, located in a cereal spike in place of grain, exceeding it...

Fungi nutrition is heterotrophic. It is a complex process that combines the mechanisms inherent in animals and plants. It is unique, these organisms represent a separate kingdom with their own characteristics. Some species get everything they need from a dead substrate, others parasitize on...

One of the representatives of the Agaricomycete class and the Boletov family is a pepper mushroom. It grows throughout the European area and the Far East. Description of the pepper mushroom Description of the mushroom The pepper mushroom, or pepper oil can, prefers dry soils and coniferous forests. Mycorrhiza forms with...

Many mushroom varieties are usually cooked or salted and pickled before eating. However, some mushrooms are eaten raw, and this tradition has come down to us since ancient times. What mushrooms are eaten raw? Russula Contrary to popular belief, only some varieties...

For self-cultivation of mushrooms from mycelium, you will need to acquire special equipment. When choosing suitable machines and installations, it is necessary to proceed from the capacity of the enterprise, which is determined by the volume of the substrate, the area of ​​cultivation and adjacent premises, the amount of finished products...

Milk mushrooms are one of the most popular mushrooms among lovers of "quiet hunting". Historically, in some countries they are classified as inedible or conditionally edible species. Although handling mushrooms is a troublesome business, mushroom pickers respect them for their high nutritional value and excellent taste, especially...

A delicious and beautiful purple ryadovka mushroom causes concern for many, and all thanks to its unusual color. Mushroom pickers with little experience pass by, considering it poisonous. The people call the mushroom differently: "titmouse", lilac ryadovka, naked or purple lepist. Description of the mushroom ryadovka...

Collecting edible mushrooms in the forest is an interesting and exciting experience, especially in places where there are many of them. It is not always possible to collect forest gifts until the moment they grow old. But overgrown mushrooms, which are often found next to their young relatives, are still popular with mushroom pickers....

In folk medicine, tincture of the chaga mushroom and decoctions from it are a therapeutic agent against a number of diseases, including beneficial in the treatment of stomach problems. The drug relieves ulcer attacks, stabilizes blood pressure, improves metabolic processes and has antitumor properties. Application...