cortinarius purple (Latin - Cortinarius violaceus) - this is a very rare and interesting mushroom with an unusual color, so he received part of its name.In people it is called pribolotnikom purple.In Belarus, a mushroom called the fat woman.Cortinarius purple edible - its taste is estimated as average.Eat it can be boiled, pickled, salted, fried and fresh, even though it is brought to try rare.From pribolotnika prepare first and second courses.Connoisseurs are very fond of this fungus and consider it a great delicacy.
Description and morphological features
cortinarius purple cushion has melkocheshuychatuyu-convex, radially-fiber bonnet, the diameter of which can reach 15 cm. Its edges can be folded down or just left out, in adulthood it becomes flat.Painting hats dark purple.Pulp her thick, slightly bluish, soft, with a weak aroma of cedar wood or oil.It may fade to white color.The taste of her nutty.The plates are dark purple (with time appears rust-brown patina), descending on the leg, rare.The spores of the fungus oblique, shirokoellipsoidnye, warty.Their powder has a rusty-brown.Leg dark purple, thick at the base have tuberous bloating.On it there are traces of bands cobwebby veils.Can grow at 16 cm in length.Diameter - 1,5-2 cm. Very interesting appearance is cortinarius purple.Photos can be seen in this article.
Habitat and distribution
Pribolotnik is a very rare edible fungus growing in small groups, but often alone.Since cortinarius purple does not differ too much yield, it has been listed in the Red Book of Russia.This fungus fruiting only under strictly defined conditions.This macromycetes is mycorrhizal.Cortinarius violaceus has a symbiotic relationship with deciduous and coniferous trees: pine, birch, spruce, beech, oak.Therefore, it can be found in all types of forests where they grow, although this rare mushroom.Macromycetes can also be found in raw birch and arrays with the presence of hornbeam.Cortinarius purple fruits from August to October.He prefers humus, acidic soils, growing on a bed of fallen leaves on the mossy soil at the edges of sphagnum bogs.Due to the last macromycetes got its popular name of "pribolotnik."The fungus grows throughout Russia, in Europe, in North America, as well as in New Guinea and Borneo.
Similar species
very interesting and exotic looks have cortinarius mushrooms.Photos of - proof.What is most interesting, these macromycetes seldom are similar to other varieties cortinarius.However, there are some exceptions.The fungus can be confused with cortinarius goat, which, though inedible, but not dangerous.It is found in the lower tiers of the mountains and pine forests, and has a strong unpleasant odor.Pribolotnik also a bit like a cortinarius camphor, which is also inedible.
