Blackberry mushroom is an amazing gift of forests. This publication will talk about two types of this fruit. You will learn how it looks, in what places it prefers to grow and what can be prepared from it.
Description of Scaly Blackberry
In nature, there is a motley hedgehog. It belongs to the family Hedgehogs. It is also called hawk, quiver, scaly hedgehog, tiled blackberry. In Kyrgyzstan, people consider him a black cargo. It is not for nothing that one mushroom has so many names, because, looking at it, each person comes up with his own associations.
The hat of a scaly hedgehog reaches a diameter of 25 centimeters. It is convex along the edges, and in the center there is a small hollow. The color may be gray-brown, dark brown with brown large scales. In young fungi, the cap has a velvety surface. The older he is, the coarser his scales become and the more they bend. Its sturdy leg has a diameter of 1-3 cm, a height of 2-8 cm, and can expand slightly below with age.
Where does the mottled hedgehog grow?
It can be found in deciduous, coniferous and pine forests. It can grow anywhere, but prefers sandy, calcareous or mossy soil. It grows alone or forms rows. It can be found between August and November. The most active fruiting in these mushrooms in September. It happens that their hats fade and they look like another look - yellow blackberries. Let's see how they differ.
Yellow blackberries mushrooms
This species is not popular among mushroom pickers. However, its taste and appearance resembles a fox. Alternative names of the considered gift of the forests are blackberry (gidnum), notched, deaf fox.
Hat of yellow blackberries fleshy with a raised surface. It is velvety and dry to the touch. Its edges are convex, and in the center there is a small hollow. Color can be from light ocher, pink-yellow to red-orange, dark brown. The diameter of the cap can reach 25 cm. When pressed and ripening, it becomes dark red, and in the period of dry weather acquires a whitish or light yellow color. Under it are small elongated needle-like spikes of yellow-pink color. If you touch them, they will easily break. The yellowish leg of this mushroom has a thickness of up to 3 cm, a length of up to 5 cm and tapers slightly below.
The yellow hedgehog mushroom resembles foxes. The difference is that the first has spikes under the hat and the chanterelles have plates. Their common habitat is also related. This kind of mushroom also resembles small red-yellow blackberries, but differs in size and in that the cap and spikes of the last orange-reddish hue.
Cooking Application
Hedgehog is a mushroom that has a special spicy smell. It may not be to everyone’s taste. It belongs to the fourth category in nutritional value. Amazing marinades, pickles, fried dishes can be prepared from young blackberries. They will also turn out very tasty in dried form. Mature specimens are more bitter, therefore, before you cook something from them, they must be boiled.