Mushrooms Geritsy branched

Hericium branching (Nepstt gatozit) - richly branched mushroom, covered with thorns . It grows as a parasite and how saprotroph during the summer and autumn in the deciduous trees . In Europe - mainly on the beech, ash, oak and maple in the NorthAmerica - on different types of poplar . In the dead trunks of fir trees in Europe found related species Hericium staghorn (H . 11 Soga about 1 1 es), having tufts of spines in 1 - 2 cm in length, which are located only on the 'ends of twigs . In North America, the same kind of grows on a variety of deciduous trees . All these species are edible . has fruiting bodiesdiameter 5 - 20 cm, branched . All branches are covered with spikes up to 8 mm . color from white to cream . The flesh is white, sometimes with purple tinge . Taste and smell moderate . Spore print white . Spores colorless, slightly warty, size 3-5 / 3 - 4 mm .