Charcoal burner (Russula cyanoxantha)

Good day dear Hive Community, I hope you are okay so far and you have a weekend full of positive experiences! Today I would like to bring you a little closer to a mushroom and hope you can learn something new.

The mushroom that can be seen here bears the name Charcoal burner or scientifically Russula cyanoxantha and this mushroom is spread pretty much all over the world and can often be found especially in mixed or deciduous forests. The Charcoal burner is particularly characterized by its mat, green or purple surface and from an ecological point of view it is particularly valuable because it lives in symbiosis with trees such as beech or birches. The mushroom is particularly known for going into symbiosis with the roots and if you want to learn generally more about the ecological benefits of mushrooms, I can recommend that you visit this post from me here.

The stem of Charcoal burner is white and relatively solid and it is also relatively easy to recognize by the slats, which have a white appearance and become more and more creamy with increasing age. The best time to collect is already from summer and it can be collected relatively long until late in autumn and usually grows on neutral and calcareous soils. It is an edible mushroom which is relatively mild in taste and when collecting it you can easily confuse it with other mushrooms of this genus and therefore it is always extremely important to pay attention to the identification marks and if you are not 100% you should just leave the mushroom!

Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my new contribution! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!