Local Name
Verkhvisdzira (1).
Description
Cap: The cap is 6–18 cm, orange to apricot, brown, smooth or slightly downy-fibrillose, cuticle overhanging tubes as an irregular skirt up to 3mm deep. Stem: The stem is 6–16 cm long, 1.5–5 cm thick, initially covered in white scales which gradually turn rusty then dark brown. Flesh: The flesh is dense, fleshy, white or whitish, then darker with age, changing color to bluish when bruised, without distinctive odor and taste. Spores: The spores are 14–16 X 4–6 µm, subfusiform, smooth, yellowish.
Habitat: On soils, open deciduous woodland, especially aspen. Season: Summer, autumn.
Distribution: All regions of Georgia (2).
Uses
Edibility: Edible when young, fresh, dry and marinated (1).
References
- Nakhutsrishvili, I.G. (2007) Fungi of Georgia. Tbilisi: Buneba Printi.
- Nakhutsrishvili, I.G., et al. (1986) Flora of Spore-producing Plants of Georgia (Summary). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (Russian).