Collibia vaomatua (Gymnopus dryophilus) ata ma faʻamatalaga

Collibia forest-loving (Gymnopus dryophilus)

• puna meli agaric
• Collibia oak-loving
• Collibia oakwood
• Money ordinary
• Forest-loving money

Ua:

Diameter 2-6 cm, hemispherical when young, gradually opening to prostrate with age; plates often show through the edges of the cap. The fabric is hygrofan, the color changes depending on the humidity: the color of the central zone varies from brown to light red, the outer zone is lighter (to waxy whitish). The flesh of the cap is thin, whitish; the smell is weak, the taste is difficult to discern.

Faamaumauga:

Frequent, weakly adherent, thin, white or yellowish.

Spora pauta:

Lanu paʻepaʻe.

Vaʻa:

Hollow, fibrocartilaginous, 2-6 cm tall, rather thin (the fungus usually looks proportional), often pubescent at the base, with a cylindrical, slightly expanding in the lower part; the color of the stem more or less corresponds to the color of the central part of the cap.

Faʻasalalau:

Woody Collibia grows from mid-May to late autumn in forests of various types – both on the litter and on the rotting remains of trees. In June-July it occurs in large numbers.

Ituaiga tutusa:

Mushroom Collibia forest-loving can be confused with meadow honey agaric (Marasmius oreades) – much more frequent plates can serve as hallmarks of collibia; in addition, there are several closely related species of Collybia that are relatively rare and, without a microscope, are completely indistinguishable from Collybia dryophila. Finally, this fungus is strikingly different from light specimens of chestnut collibia (Rhodocollybia butyracea) with a cylindrical, not very thickened leg.

Mea'ai:

Various sources agree that the forest-loving Collibia mushroom is, in general, edible, but there is no point in eating it: there is little meat, there is no taste. However, no one is allowed to try.