Mushroom deer horns (coral, rogatik) is scientifically called Ramar Ramar or golden yellow.The fact that these are two different species, however, are so similar that they can be distinguished only by experienced biologists in the laboratory.Morphological data and palatability of these species are virtually identical.Mushroom deer horns can often be found in pine forests on a white moss.Often there are very large specimens - weighing about 1 kg.Sometimes to cook dinner for the whole family, missing only a few rogatik.Worms do not hit the macromycetes except wireworms.An interesting fact is that many "silent hunters" pass by these amazing mushrooms, not even knowing that they are edible.
Edibility
Mushrooms reindeer horns, in spite of its exotic appearance, edible.They belong to the fourth category of mushroom.It is best eaten young specimens.Older mushrooms have a bad taste, and in them there is bitterness.Mushroom deer horns are used in cooking to prepare various dishes.You can add salt, fry, boil the soup out of it, but the best rogatik suitable for cooking dishes.Deer horns tastes like chicken or shrimp (depending on the method of preparation).They have unusually tender flesh.
Description
Deer horns - mushrooms, the body which grows vertically and resembles branching coral sea or antlers, for which they received their Common names.Middle instance a maximum width is 7-16 cm, however, there are fungi, exceeding 20 cm in width. An interesting fact is that their height is typically the same as the width.Painting at rogatik yellow, golden yellow or light brown.Older copies of it bright orange.
Flesh golden-white, watery, very fragile and delicate, with a pleasant smell.On the air at fault, or a cut she quickly changes color to brown (red tint).In overripe mushrooms with pressure on the leg of the flesh becomes red or blood red color.Fruit body consists of many branches with blunt tips.Externally macromycetes resembles coral.Its surface is dry, smooth and matte.
Distribution
Mushroom reindeer horns distributed in temperate and boreal Eurasia and North America.It grows in groups, prefer mossy and wet areas of soil in coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests.Sometimes it forms large community can grow in rows or arcs, forming a "witches rings".Especially rogatik loves pine, but did not hesitate and beech, hornbeam arrays.It is found in the lower and middle mountain belts.The optimal time to harvest - August-October.In the southern regions of the stag horns harvested even in winter.
Features
deer horns or Ramar golden (yellow), there is a lot of twins - like them coral fungi.However, they are inedible and some - toxic.To an experienced person rogatik distinguished from others is not difficult.However, if a mushroom is not too much experience or even a beginner, it is best not to "hunt" for mushrooms deer horns.Photos of this article are available.
