Mushroom chanterelle: where grows, what species are there?

If the collection of mushrooms is your favorite occupation, then it will be interesting and useful to learn more about them. The topic of this article is the mushroom chanterelle: where it grows, what is useful, and when it should be searched in the forests.

Chanterelles ordinary - a fungus, which belongs to the family of the same name and is the purest of the lamellar family. It does not take a long time to process it, and it will retain its shape when transported. The name comes from an optimistic bright yellow-red color and a graceful shape that resembles the color of the coat and the posture of a graceful fox. An amateur collecting these gifts of nature should know how the chanterelles look to collect mushrooms suitable for consumption.

Edible chanterelles. Appearance

Mushrooms are a hat, merged with a foot into a single unit without borders and tapering down. They can have shades from light yellow to orange-yellow. The diameter of the elastic cap can reach from 2 to 12 cm. Its surface has no regular shape. In the center of the mushroom cap there is a depression, from which uneven areas run, and its edges are bent inwards. The chanterelle differs in that, when pressed, the dense flesh slightly turns red. The leg can be the same color as the hat, or lighter than it. Its thickness is 1-3 cm, and its height is 4-7 cm.

Mushroom chanterelle. Where does it grow?

These "fiery" fruits are found in mixed and coniferous forests. They can be found singly or by families. Experienced mushroom pickers advise when finding at least one chanterelle to inspect the terrain in a radius of 5-6 meters, because another mushroom can meet. Considered gifts of the forest like warm weather and diffuse lighting. Within five days they grow to 4 cm in height, and full growth is achieved after 10 days.

Gray mushroom chanterelles. Where does this species grow?

The exact opposite of the red chanterelles is gray. Their hat is very long. This gloomy fruit is called the "trumpet of the dead", which came from Germany. He is not well known to us, therefore mushroom pickers treat him with care because of his appearance and unpleasant smell.

Gray chanterelles grow in large groups and are found in deciduous and mixed forests on the expanses of Ukraine, Western Europe, America and in those places of Russia that are close to Europe.

Useful properties of edible chanterelles

Yellow chanterelles contain a lot of vitamins (A, B1, C, PP) and noble elements. In foreign media, it is said that they extract substances from which radionuclide drugs are created. They also say that this type of fruit is not exposed to radiation at all.

Are you interested in seeing what mushrooms are? The photo placed above clearly demonstrates three kinds. Red foxes are depicted on the left, gray foxes in the middle. Be careful: among the good mushrooms often come across false chanterelles (photo on the right). They can be distinguished by a too bright red-orange hat and large plates. It is located on a leg that is empty inside. This kind of chanterelles is not poisonous, but they are completely insipid.

Now you know what the fungus chanterelle is, where it grows, which species are divided and which contains useful substances. Gathering the fruits, they can be salted, dried or fried (pre-boiled). From red foxes you will get amazing soup, and if you add to them podberezovikov, russula or other mushrooms, it will turn out even more delicious!