Local Name
Mura sok’o (1), Shavchokha-sok’o, Chokhio, Chokhashava (imer.) (2).
Description
Cap: The cap is 5–25 cm broad, convex to shield shaped at first, then becomes flat, smooth, sometimes slimy or sticky, brown, black or blackish. Gills are running slightly down to the stem, they are white at first, and then become darker, from pale cream to grayish. Stem: The stem is 3–6 cm tall, 2–3 cm thick, has the same colour as the cap or slightly brighter. Flesh: The flesh is white or whitish at first, then becomes darker. Spores: The spores are 7–9 X 5–8 µm, nearly globose, with low warts.
Habitat: On soils, in mixed woodland. Season: Summer, autumn.
Distribution: All regions of Georgia (3).
Uses
Edibility: Edible when 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).