Local Name
Arq’isdzira (1), Bebris-sok’o (kakh.), Dedabera-sok’o (imer.) (2).
Description
Cap: The cap is 5–15 cm, hazel, fulvous or snuff-brown, dry but tacky in wet weather. The pores are white at a young age, later gray. Stem: The stem is 6–18 cm long, 1–3 cm thick, white to grey covered with brownish-black scales becoming darker towards the base. Flesh: The flesh is white, very soft, watery, unchanging or flushing pale pink. Spores: The spores are 12–18 X 4.5–6 µm, subfusiform, snuff-brown.
Habitat: On soils, open deciduous woodland, especially with birch. Season: Summer, autumn.
Distribution: All regions of Georgia (3).
Uses
Edibility: Edible when young, fresh, dry and marinated (1).
References
- Nakhutsrishvili, I.G. (2007) Fungi of Georgia. Tbilisi: Buneba Printi.
- Makashvili, A. (1991) Botanical Dictionary. Tbilisi: Metsniereba.
- Nakhutsrishvili, I.G., et al. (1986) Flora of Spore-producing Plants of Georgia (Summary). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (Russian).