The purple cobweb is a rather rare and very interesting mushroom. Its coloring is very unusual. Thanks to her, this macromycete also has such a name (Cortinarius violaceus). Cobweb - a mushroom that is popularly called the bogeyman because it can often be found near the swamps. In Belarus he is called a fat woman. Connoisseurs consider this macromycete a delicacy. Edible spiderwebs mushrooms. They have average taste, but they can be pickled, salted, stewed, fried, and also used to prepare other dishes. However, this mushroom is not tasted so often due to the fact that it is very rare.
Description
Cobweb is a mushroom that has a radially fibrous finely scaly hat of a pillow-convex shape. Its maximum diameter is 15 cm. The edges of the cap can be either bent down or simply lowered. By maturity, it becomes flatter. The hat has a dark purple color, as well as a soft, thick, bluish pulp with a faint smell of cedar wood. Over time, it often fades to an almost white hue. The pulp has a nutty flavor. The plates of the macromycete are dark purple in color, but over time a rusty brown hue may appear on them. They are rare, descending on the leg. Spores are warty, ellipsoid, unequal. The powder is rusty brown. Macromycete has a dense dark purple leg. At its base there is a tuberous thickening. On the leg there are traces of a webbed bedspread. It can reach a diameter of 2 cm and a height of 16 cm. The purple cobweb mushroom has a rather exotic and colorful appearance. Photos of him are presented in this article.
Habitat
Cobweb is a mushroom that can grow in small groups, but, as a rule, it settles one by one. Due to the fact that the purple bogbill has a rather low yield and irregular fruiting, it was listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. This macromycete can grow only under strictly defined weather and climatic conditions. It is mycorrhizal. The purple cobweb has a symbiotic relationship with various tree species, both deciduous and coniferous (birch, beech, pine, oak, spruce, hornbeam). Therefore, the bogbill can be found in forests of almost all types, but most often it is found in birch forests. Cobweb - a mushroom that bears fruit in the period from August to October. Macromycete prefers to settle on acidic humus soils. It can also be found on mossy substrates near sphagnum bogs. This macromycete is found in European countries, in the Russian Federation, in New Guinea and North America.
