Bizarrely shaped mushrooms include fruiting bodies that look like eggs. They can be either edible or poisonous. Ovoid mushrooms are found in the most different forests, but most often prefer loose soils; they often form mycorrhizae with coniferous and deciduous trees of various species. Characteristics of the most common egg-shaped mushrooms are presented on this page.

Gray dung beetle (Coprinus atramentarius).

Family: Dung beetles (Coprinaceae).

Season: end of June - end of October.

Growth: in large groups.

Description:

The cap of a young mushroom is ovoid, then broadly bell-shaped.

The pulp is light, quickly darkens, sweetish in taste. The surface of the cap is gray or grayish-brown, darker in the center, with small, darkish scales. The ring is white, quickly disappears. The edge of the cap is cracking.

The leg is white, slightly brownish at the base, smooth, hollow, often strongly curved. The plates are free, wide, frequent; in young mushrooms they turn black as they age, then autolyse (dissolve into a black liquid) along with the cap.

Conditionally edible mushroom. Edible only when young after preliminary boiling. Use with alcoholic drinks causes poisoning.

Ecology and distribution:

It grows in soils rich in humus, in fields, vegetable gardens, landfills, near manure and compost heaps, in forest clearings, near trunks and stumps of deciduous trees.

White dung beetle (Coprinus comatus).

Family: Dung beetles (Coprinaceae).

Season: mid-August - mid-October.

Growth: in large groups.

Description:

The flesh is white, soft. There is a brown tubercle at the top of the cap.

The stem is white, with a silky tint, and hollow. In old mushrooms, the plates and caps autolyse.

The cap of a young mushroom is elongated, ovoid, then narrowly bell-shaped, whitish or brownish, covered with fibrous scales. With age, the plates begin to turn pink below. The plates are free, wide, frequent, and white.

The mushroom is edible only at a young age (before the plates darken). Must be recycled on the day of collection; It is recommended to pre-boil. Should not be mixed with other mushrooms.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in loose soils rich in organic fertilizers, in pastures, vegetable gardens, orchards and parks.

Flickering dung beetle (Coprinus micaceus).

Family: Dung beetles (Coprinaceae).

Season: end of May - end of October.

Growth: groups or splices.

Description:

The skin is yellow-brown, in young mushrooms it is covered with very small granular scales formed from a thin general layer. The plates are thin, frequent, wide, adherent; the color is whitish at first, then they turn black and blur.

The pulp is white when young and has a sour taste.

The leg is whitish, hollow, fragile; its surface is smooth or slightly silky. The edge of the cap is sometimes torn.

The cap is bell-shaped or ovoid with a grooved surface.

Conditionally edible mushroom. Usually not collected due to its small size and rapid autolysis of the caps. Use fresh.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in forests, on wood deciduous trees, and in city parks, courtyards, on stumps or on the roots of old and damaged trees.

Dung mushrooms that look like eggs are shown in these photos:

Veselka mushroom or devil's (witch's) egg

Common Veselka (Phallus impudicus) or devil's (witch's) egg.

Family: Veselkovye (Phallaceae).

Season: May - October.

Growth: alone and in groups

Description of the Veselka mushroom (devil's egg):

Remains of the egg shell. The mature cap is bell-shaped, with a hole at the top, covered with dark olive mucus with the smell of carrion. The growth rate after egg maturation reaches 5 mm per minute. When the spore-bearing layer is eaten by insects, the cap becomes cotton wool with clearly visible cells.

The leg is spongy, hollow, with thin walls.

The young fruiting body is semi-underground, oval-spherical or ovoid, 3-5 cm in diameter, off-white.

Young fruiting bodies, peeled from the egg shell and fried, are eaten.

Ecology and distribution of the fungus veselka (witch's egg):

It grows most often in deciduous forests, preferring soils rich in humus. The spores are spread by insects attracted by the smell of the mushroom.

Mutinus caninus.

Family: Veselkovye (Phallaceae).

Season: end of June - September.

Growth: alone and in groups.

Description:

The pulp is porous, very tender. The finely tuberous tip of the “leg”, when ripe, becomes covered with brown-olive spore-bearing mucus with the smell of carrion. When insects gnaw at the mucus, the top of the fruiting body becomes orange and then the entire fruiting body begins to quickly decompose.

The “leg” is hollow, spongy, yellowish. The young fruiting body is ovoid, 2–3 cm in diameter, light-colored, with a root shoot.

The skin of the egg remains as a vagina at the base of the “leg”.

This egg-shaped mushroom is considered inedible. According to some reports, young fruiting bodies in the egg shell can be eaten.

Ecology and distribution:

It grows in coniferous forests, usually near rotten dead trees and stumps, sometimes on sawdust and rotting wood.

Cystoderma flaky (Cystoderma carcharias).

Family: Champignonaceae (Agaricaceae).

Season: mid-August - November.

Growth:

Description:

The cap of young mushrooms is conical or ovoid. The cap of mature mushrooms is flat-convex or prostrate. The plates are frequent, thin, adherent, with intermediate plates, whitish. The skin is dry, pinkish. The ring is funnel-shaped, pink-gray.

The leg is slightly thickened towards the base, granular and scaly, the same color as the cap.

The flesh is brittle, pale pink or white, with a woody or earthy odor.

The mushroom is considered conditionally edible, but its taste is low. It is practically not used as food.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in coniferous and mixed (with pine) forests, on chalk soils, in moss, on litter. Extremely rare in deciduous forests.

Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea).

Family: Amanitaceae.

Season: June - October.

Growth: alone.

Description:

The cap of young mushrooms is ovoid or hemispherical. The cap of mature mushrooms is convex or flat, with a grooved edge. In the “egg” stage, the Caesar mushroom can be confused with the pale toadstool, from which it differs in section: the yellow skin of the cap and a very thick general cover.

The skin is golden-orange or bright red, dry, usually without the remains of a covering. The outside of the volva is white, the inner surface may be yellowish. The volva is free, bag-like, up to 6 cm wide, up to 4-5 mm thick.

The flesh of the cap is fleshy, light yellow under the skin. The plates are golden-yellow, free, frequent, wide in the middle part, the edges are slightly fringed. The flesh of the leg is white, without a characteristic smell or taste.

Since ancient times it has been considered one of the best delicacies. A mature mushroom can be boiled, baked or fried; the mushroom is also suitable for drying and pickling. Young mushrooms, covered with unbroken volva, are used raw in salads.

Ecology and distribution:

Forms mycorrhizae with beech, oak, chestnut and other hard tree species. Grows on soil in deciduous, occasionally in coniferous forests, prefers sandy soils, warm and dry places. Distributed in the Mediterranean subtropics. In the countries of the former USSR it is found in the western regions of Georgia, Azerbaijan, the North Caucasus, Crimea and Transcarpathia. For fruiting a stable warm weather(not lower than 20 °C) for 15-20 days.

Similar species.

The Caesar mushroom differs from the red fly agaric (the remains of the cover from the cap of which are sometimes washed off) by the yellow color of the ring and plates (in the fly agaric they are white).

Pale grebe (Amanita phalloides).

Family: Amanitaceae.

Season: early August - mid-October.

Growth: alone and in groups.

Description:

The cap is olive, greenish or grayish, hemispherical to flat in shape, with a smooth edge and fibrous surface. The plates are white, soft, free.

The leg is the color of a cap or whitish, often covered with a moire pattern. The volva is well defined, free, lobed, white, 3-5 cm wide, often half immersed in the soil. The ring is initially wide, fringed, striped on the outside, often disappears with age. On the skin of the cap the remains of the spathe are usually absent. The fruiting body at a young age is ovoid, completely covered with a film.

The pulp is white, fleshy, does not change color when damaged, with a mild taste and smell. Thickening at the base of the stem.

One of the most dangerous poisonous mushrooms. Contains bicyclic toxic polypeptides that are not destroyed by heat treatment and cause fatty degeneration and necrosis of the liver. Lethal dose for an adult - 30 g of mushroom (one cap); for a child - a quarter of a hat. Not only the fruiting bodies, but also the spores are poisonous, so you should not collect other mushrooms and berries near the toadstool. The particular danger of the fungus is that signs of poisoning do not appear for a long time. In the period from 6 to 48 hours after consumption, uncontrollable vomiting, intestinal colic, muscle pain, unquenchable thirst, and cholera-like diarrhea (often with blood) appear. Jaundice and liver enlargement may occur. The pulse is weak, blood pressure is low, and loss of consciousness is observed. Effective methods There is no treatment once symptoms appear. On the third day, a “period of false well-being” begins, which usually lasts from two to four days. In fact, the destruction of the liver and kidneys continues at this time. Death usually occurs within 10 days of poisoning.

Ecology and distribution:

It forms mycorrhiza with various deciduous species (oak, beech, hazel), prefers fertile soils, light deciduous and mixed forests.

Forest champignon (Agaricus silvaticus).

Family: Champignonaceae (Agaricaceae).

Season: end of June - mid-October.

Growth: in groups.

Description:

The plates are first white, then dark brown, tapering towards the ends. The flesh is white, turning red when broken.

The cap is ovate-bell-shaped, flat-prostrate when ripe, brown-brown, with dark scales.

The leg is cylindrical, often slightly swollen towards the base. Membranous white ring The egg-like mushroom often disappears at maturity.

Delicious edible mushroom. Used fresh and pickled.

Ecology and distribution:

It grows in coniferous (spruce) and mixed (with spruce) forests, often near or on ant heaps. Appears abundantly after rains.

Cinnabar redmouth (Calostoma cinnabarina).

Family:

Season: end of summer - autumn.

Growth: alone and in groups.

Description:

The false stalk is porous, surrounded by a gelatinous membrane.

The outer shell of the fruiting body breaks and peels off. As it ripens, the stalk lengthens, raising the fruit body above the substrate.

The fruiting body is round, ovoid or tuberous, in young mushrooms from red to red-orange, enclosed in a three-layer shell.

Inedible.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows on soil, in deciduous and mixed forests, on forest edges, along roadsides and paths. Prefers sandy and clay soils. Common in North America; in Russia it is occasionally found in the south of Primorsky Krai.

Warty false puffball (Scleroderma verrucosum).

Family: False puffballs (Sclerodermataceae).

Season: August - October.

Growth: alone and in groups.

Description:

The fruiting body is tuberous or kidney-shaped, often flattened on top. The skin is thin, corky, off-white, then ocher-yellow with brownish scales or warts.

When ripe, the pulp becomes flabby, grayish-black, acquiring a powdery structure. A root-like outgrowth of wide flat mycelial strands.

The false stalk is often elongated.

Slightly poisonous mushroom. In large quantities it causes poisoning, accompanied by dizziness, stomach cramps, and vomiting.

Ecology and distribution: It grows on dry sandy soils in forests, gardens and parks, in clearings, often on roadsides, the edges of ditches, and along paths.

Baghead loggerhead (Calvatia utriformis).

Family: Champignonaceae (Agaricaceae).

Season: end of May - mid-September.

Growth: alone and in small groups.

Description:

The fruit body is broadly ovoid, sac-shaped, flattened on top, with a base in the form of a false stalk. The outer shell is thick, woolly, at first white, later turns yellow and brown.

The flesh is white at first, then becomes greenish and dark brown.

A mature mushroom cracks, breaks at the top and disintegrates.

Edible young mushrooms with pulp white. Used boiled and dried. Has a hemostatic effect.

Ecology and distribution:

Grows in deciduous and mixed forests, on the edges and clearings, in meadows, pastures, pastures, and arable land.

This is a gasteromycete mushroom belonging to the Veselkov family. Its other names are devil's egg, upstart, shamer, witch's egg, stinking morel, immodest phallus, etc. The beneficial properties and medicinal capabilities of the mushroom have been known since Ancient times, there are many legends about it, it is considered a product of longevity and youth. The Veselka mushroom is a miracle of nature; it has been fully examined by doctors and has found scientific confirmation of its ability to heal the body and fight malignant processes.

Veselka vulgaris. Kinds

There are several types of fungus in nature:

Veselka Hadriana - is extremely rare, prefers sand dunes, has a purple tint.

Rhubarb mutinus and canine mutinus - is a very rare specimen, has a red-pink color, and does not have medicinal properties.

Veselka Adriana - has a purple-pink color and a yeasty pleasant smell, is edible, has no medicinal value.

For medical purposes, only Veselka vulgare is used.

Veselka vulgare – photo of the mushroom

What does the Veselka mushroom look like and where does it grow?

The growing season of Veselka is June-September, it depends on natural and weather conditions. The fungus does not tolerate drought and frost; in such conditions, the mycelium stops developing. Veselka constantly changes its place of growth, as if hiding from people. It reproduces by spores carried by flies and insects. The mushroom grows in European countries, Ukraine, Belarus, less often in Russian territories– Caucasus, Urals, Siberia, Far East. It is listed in the Red Book as a rare and endangered species. Currently, Veselka is grown at home using special technology.

mushroom egg is a valuable product for both medicinal and culinary purposes

Mushroom egg

Next to the adult mushroom there are white eggs, reminiscent of chicken or goose eggs. The egg reaches up to 7 cm in diameter, has a smooth, leathery shell of a white-cream color. It firmly holds onto the ground with its thin root. Inside the egg there is gelatinous pulp with the smell of radish. The egg develops in the soil for about three weeks, then a leg and a fungal cap emerge from the shell, like a chick, growing at an astronomical speed (up to 5 mm per minute).

Adult mushroom

An adult Veselka resembles a bell and has a dark olive color with various shades. A hole in the form of a spot forms in the center of the cap, through which the fungus releases spores. The surface of the funnel is covered with earthen oil - an unpleasant mucus in which these spores float. The mucus is quickly eaten by insects and the color of the cap becomes yellowish. An adult mushroom exists for no more than three days, then it quickly decomposes and rots, leaving only a wet mark.

Warning: twins

Veselka has similar twin brothers - Mutinus canine and Veselka Hadrian.

However, Mutinus is smaller in size, has more dark color shells with a yellow tint, attached to the mycelium by several roots (the Veselka has one).

Veselka Hadriana has eggs with purple streaks, and an adult mushroom has a mesh veil.

Rules for procurement of raw materials

mushroom eggs should be collected very carefully, trying not to damage the mycelium

Subtleties of collection. Habitat

The most valuable part of a mushroom is the egg and the stem of the young mushroom. You can find veselka in mixed, deciduous and coniferous forests. The mushroom emits an unpleasant odor of carrion and rotting radishes. Mushroom pickers use this aroma to determine the location of the mushroom; white eggs are always found next to it. They are carefully removed from the soil, trying not to damage the mycelium. Mushrooms cannot be washed; they are only cleaned of soil and debris. Dry the eggs and the stems cut lengthwise, hanging them on threads in a well-ventilated and protected place. sun rays place.

Where can I buy

You can buy mushrooms in pharmacies and online stores. The range of medicines is varied - dried mushroom, extract, powder, capsules, suppositories, creams, etc.

How to store Veselka mushroom

Medicinal properties of Veselka mushroom

the mushroom contains a lot of substances beneficial to humans and has a wide range of medicinal effects

Chemical composition

Nature has endowed Veselka with a unique healing composition:

• Polysaccharides;
• Phytoncides;
• Antihistamines;
• Antioxidants;
• Phytosteroids;
• Amino acids;
• Vitamins;
• Minerals;
• Alkaloids;
• Peptides, melanins;
• Fats and carbohydrates.

Medicinal properties

Veselka mushroom has the following therapeutic effects on the body:

• Antitumor;
• Antihistamines;
• Immunostimulating;
• Antimicrobial;
• Wound healing;
• Regenerating;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Antioxidant;
• Anti-aging.

Egg mushroom - beneficial properties

properly prepared raw materials retain all the beneficial properties of fresh mushrooms

Veselka vulgaris has a lot of beneficial effects on the human body:

• Fights cancer cells and AIDS;
• Strengthens immune system;
• Has a detrimental effect on pathogenic bacteria and viruses;
• Relieves allergy symptoms;
• Lowers blood pressure;
• Improves condition after strokes and heart attacks;
• Reduces bad cholesterol levels;
• Has a detrimental effect on free radicals, destroying the human body;
• Normalizes the synthesis of male hormones;
• Activates the skin regeneration process;
• Improves skin condition and has a rejuvenating effect;
• Has a calming effect on the nervous system;
• Restores hormonal levels;
• Improves the quality of blood;
• Normalizes the function of the endocrine and reproductive systems, the thyroid gland;
• Activates electrolyte metabolism;
• Normalizes metabolic processes body and metabolism;
• It is a powerful aphrodisiac.

When it can cause harm. Contraindications

Contraindications to taking the product are individual intolerance to the components of the fungus, pregnancy and lactation, children under 12 years of age. In rare cases, it may occur side effects in the form of allergic rashes and dyspeptic disorders. Taking the drug should start with minimal doses; if the body tolerates the product well, the dose can be increased.

How to take Veselka

Veselka mushroom eggs are used in the preparation of medicines for the treatment and prevention of many diseases

Application in folk medicine provides for the use of veselka in its raw form, after heat treatment, in the form of infusion, decoction, alcohol tinctures, powder, ointments, etc. Cooking recipes medicinal drugs They are varied both in the method of preparation and in the area of ​​application.

Veselka tincture

The product is used according to Art. l. before meals for the treatment of inflammation of the genitourinary system, kidneys, prostatitis, sexually transmitted infections, infertility.

The tincture can be prepared either with alcohol or with regular vodka.

How to cook:

To prepare the product, take the mushroom fresh (50 g) or powder (5 g), pour a glass of medical alcohol and put it in the refrigerator to infuse for two weeks. For external use, the amount of funnel is doubled.

Concentrate

The product is used externally to treat joint and skin diseases.

• St. the mushrooms are chopped, placed in a container to the top and filled with vodka, put in a dark place to infuse. After three weeks, filter and use as intended.

Water infusion

The product cures stomach ulcers and goiter, normalizes blood pressure, the functioning of the liver, kidneys and digestive system, and regulates cholesterol levels.

• Veselka powder (a teaspoon) is placed in a container with a glass of boiling water and left for at least 7 hours. The strained product is taken on an empty stomach, 1/3 cup three times a day.

Honey mixture

Veselka with honey is a powerful immunostimulating and prophylactic agent

Used for hypertension, weakened immunity and as a prophylactic.

• St. mushrooms are crushed and poured with natural honey. Take 1/2 tsp. for a month up to 3 times a day.

Salad

Salad with mushrooms is a dietary food and prevents intestinal diseases, gastritis, tumors of the rectum and colon.

• St. cut the mushrooms into small pieces, add sour cream and salt to taste, and eat them with the main dish up to 2 times a week.

Jelly

Jelly or earthen oil is found in the middle of the mushroom, this miraculous mucus has a wound healing effect. It is treated for cervical erosion by soaking it with a tampon and inserting it into the vagina. The remedy is used for sore joints, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, boils, and allergic rashes. Mucus is used in cosmetology - applied to the skin of the face, it has a tonic effect and smoothes out wrinkles. If the skin is dry, add a small amount of almond or peach oil.

Veselka mucus helps in cases of poisoning, cleansing the body of toxic substances and toxins. For these purposes, eat a piece of stale black bread with mucus.

Fresh mushroom in egg stage

Mushroom eggs are prepared for medicinal purposes - this is the most valuable product, it contains peridium, a gelatinous jelly of earthen oil.

mushroom eggs are eaten to replenish the body with useful substances and vitamins

At the egg stage, the mushroom is used as food - fresh, fried, stewed with vegetables, prepared as first courses, cutlets, caviar. For medicinal purposes, take half an egg in the morning on an empty stomach, and also dry it, prepare water and alcohol tinctures, and other medicines.

Veselka powder

The product is prepared from dried mushrooms, by grinding in a mortar to a powdery state. The finished drug can be bought at a pharmacy. Used as remedy for malignant tumors (leukemia, melanoma, sarcoma, etc.). Use the powder to treat hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, post-stroke conditions, hepatitis, tuberculosis, herpes and other viral infections, joint diseases and skin diseases.

Candles

I use it in the form of rectal and vaginal suppositories for diseases of the male and female genital area.

• take cocoa butter (25 g) and melt it in a water bath.
• melted beeswax and Veselka tincture (5 mg each) are placed in the slightly cooled product.
• the mixed mass is poured into molds made of foil.
• put in a cool place.
• Use for vaginal use up to 2 times a day.

Candles can be purchased ready-made at any pharmacy.

For women, suppositories help cope with infertility, colpitis, inflammation of the uterus, fibroids, endometriosis, cysts, and cervical erosion. Suppositories can slow down the growth of cancer cells of the reproductive system.

Men are helped to cope with inflammation of the prostate gland and erectile dysfunction; the course of treatment is up to 2 weeks.

Cream Veselka

This wonderful drug can be purchased ready-made at the pharmacy, its cost is per tube of 50 grams. is from 450 rubles. Contains veselka extract, salaker 91, triglycerides, grape seed oil. The product is used for benign formations on the skin, joint diseases and varicose veins. Use externally to rub into the skin up to twice a day.

What and how to treat with fun

What cures

Treatment with Veselka mushroom helps with diseases:

• Oncology, cystic neoplasms, polyps;
• Diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• Flu, ARVI and colds;
• Allergies;
• Problems of the genitourinary system (cystitis, inflammation of the bladder, prostatitis, prostate adenoma);
• Diseases of the stomach, pancreas, liver;
• Diabetes mellitus;
• Hepatitis, liver cirrhosis;
• Herpes;
• Gynecological diseases (endometriosis, fibroids);
• Skin ailments (eczema, psoriasis);
• Mental and nervous disorders;
• Varicose veins and thrombophlebitis;
• Problems of the musculoskeletal system and joints (rheumatoid arthritis, radiculitis, gout, rheumatism);
• Infertility.

the mushroom is infused with alcohol in large quantities so that it can be treated all year round

Traditional medicine recipes

For pneumonia and bronchitis – 5 g. Veselka powder and a glass of boiling water are infused for a couple of hours. Take up to 3 times a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.

For prostatitis, take the mushroom tincture orally and make microenemas with it, diluting the tincture with water (3 tablespoons per 100 ml of water). It is good to light candles with Veselka oil.

For trophic ulcers, St. is taken to prepare a remedy. mushrooms (100 gr.), Veselka powder (10 gr.) and a glass of medical alcohol. Insist for two weeks. The filtered product is used for lotions and compresses on the affected areas of the body 2 times a day.

For tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, mix Veselka powder and natural honey in equal quantities. The resulting product dissolves in the mouth like a candy.

For liver problems, take a mushroom tincture according to Art. l. Helps restore liver cells, relieve inflammation and pain, cure hepatitis, cirrhosis and fatty hypotheses.

• take aloe juice and natural honey, add alcohol and leave for 24 hours.
• then add crushed veselka and leave it for a couple of days.
• accepted one-time according to Art. l. per day for 14 days. Take a 2-week break and repeat the treatment.

Veselka mushrooms against cancer are effective only in the early stages of the disease and for prevention. This tincture supports the immune system well after chemotherapy procedures.

For the stomach

• Take dried mushrooms in the amount of a teaspoon, pour hot milk, when the mixture separates, stir and drink in one go. The course of treatment is a week, two doses per day.
• Pour a glass of boiling water over a teaspoon of mushroom powder and leave in a thermos for at least 10 hours. Strain and take 1/3 cup after meals up to three times a day for a month.

How to take the fun? – medicinal mushroom valued and used in the treatment of severe and dangerous diseases, but it should be used with the permission of the attending physician and in combination with drug therapy.

How to drink the extract for prevention

Veselka mushroom is an effective preventive measure for the occurrence of cancer in people with an increased risk factor, these include smokers, people suffering from lung diseases, mastopathy, ovarian cysts, prostate adenoma, and precancerous skin diseases. For preventive purposes, it is recommended to take Veselka extract 2 teaspoons per day in courses with short breaks.

Under a thin layer of fallen leaves and needles you can find a small white grain, like a speck, which, as it grows, turns into a mushroom the size of a chicken egg. This is a Veselka, or a witch’s egg - they call it differently. Mushroom pickers, going on a quiet hunt, rarely pay attention to him. This is due to the fact that the taste of Veselka cannot be called outstanding. Its features lie in other properties, thanks to which Veselka has become so popular in folk medicine.

Veselka vulgaris is one of the mushrooms well known to Russians. After all, it can be found in both deciduous and mixed forests. It is found in temperate latitudes, but sometimes it is found in Siberia and the Far East. Veselka is well known to residents of the European part of Russia. Sometimes whole mushroom families grow right next to dying trees, but more often the fungus grows as single mushrooms.

Near spruce or oak stumps there are groups of 8-10 mushrooms. Sometimes such a company can be seen in a park or square during a period when the level of air humidity rises sharply. Hot, dry weather is destructive for the Veselka, and it does not tolerate frost. That is why the collection time falls on August-October. Veselka grows in Russia in mixed forests, where it is quite humid and warm, near rotten stumps or among dead wood. This is one of those mushrooms that, as if hiding from the human eye, are able to change their place of growth.

If you find yourself in a mixed forest, you can smell an unpleasant aroma nearby, reminiscent of the smell of rotten meat. This means that this amazing mushroom is growing somewhere nearby, attracting many insects. This aroma comes from the mucus covering the mushroom cap. This mucus, or earthen oil, becomes a bait for insects, which carry on their legs the fungal spores stored inside the cap itself. Veselka eggs quickly turn into adult mushrooms even at low temperatures, and due to the lack of mucus they have practically no smell.

Veselka appears at the very beginning of May and continues to grow actively until the very beginning of November. You can find it in central Russia, the Far East and Siberia. Here, in a damp, cold environment, it exudes its true aroma, which many mushroom pickers call floral, it is so similar to the smell of the most different colors, or rather, the aroma of the whole bouquet.

Distinctive features

The main difference between Veselka and other mushrooms is its appearance. It really does resemble an egg. From it the Veselka mushroom hatches, the beneficial properties of which force many mushroom pickers to collect it. Usually, only those specimens that have reached a size of 6-7 cm are taken, but the youngest mushrooms, famous for their healing properties, are also collected.

Most large specimens Having hatched from their egg, they grow up to 12-15 cm. On a large elastic leg there is a small dark head covered with foul-smelling mucus. The lifespan of the funnel is two or three days, after which it decomposes quite quickly. In order to have time to pick the mushroom at the right time, you need to look under the trunks of trees lying on the ground. If they are not cut off on time, then after 2-3 days the medicinal mushroom will simply begin to decompose.

Features and useful properties

But people are not looking for mushrooms because of their taste. Veselka vulgaris is recognized as one of the most healthy mushrooms, comparable to which in quantity positive qualities Shiitake can also have healing properties. Treatment carried out with the help of these mushrooms was developed many centuries ago, but even today, biologists and doctors, conducting joint research, are working to study the many beneficial properties of these unique representatives of the fungal world.

Everything that concerns the use of mushrooms for medicinal purposes has long been known. It has become widely known and has won the trust of many knowledgeable and novice mushroom pickers, because it is used in the treatment of various (very complex and not so complex) ailments:

• herpes virus infection,
• hepatitis A,
• flu,
• allergies,
• swelling.

It is famous for its unusually healing mushroom and its ability to have a destructive effect on bacteria and viruses. Once in the human body, it contributes to:

• restoration of the immune system;
• activation of lymphocyte production;
• getting rid of inflammatory processes in the body;
• getting rid of malignant diseases;
• a noticeable reduction in sensitivity to pathogenic microflora.

The medicinal properties of the Veselka mushroom have not yet been fully studied, but doctors are already firmly convinced that by taking medications based on the Veselka mushroom, it will be possible to significantly reduce the level of patients’ susceptibility to various infections that enter the body from the environment. Its protective properties help to successfully fight even AIDS, not to mention the colds and viral diseases familiar to us all.

Veselka has found its use in folk medicine. Here it is used as a means to fight cancer cells. To destroy them, there is a recipe according to which you need to put six Veselka eggs in a three-liter jar and fill them with alcohol or moonshine. Infuse the mushrooms for ten days, storing the jar in a cool, dark place. This could be a cellar or pantry. When the required time has passed, they begin to take the infusion, washing it down with a raw egg. The course of such treatment lasts at least a month.

1. Prepare a water infusion that is effective for hypertension. With its help, you can not only lower blood pressure, but also remove excess cholesterol from the body.
2. Boil mushrooms and drink a tablespoon of the broth before meals in the morning to get rid of stomach pain.
3. Dry the Veselka, chop and brew 1/2 tsp. in a glass of water. This will help in the treatment of blood and lymph diseases.
4. Infuse fresh mushrooms in alcohol to use the resulting infusion as a rub for joint and muscle pain.

A water infusion will help men forget about problems in the sexual sphere, but since Veselka is one of the strongest aphrodisiacs, you can use the infusion only on the advice of a specialist, for fear of an overdose. This mushroom is not dangerous and taking 1/2 of the dried mushroom every day for a week will strengthen the immune system and help avoid infection during the seasonal flu epidemic. However, taking Veselka in any form is strictly prohibited for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age.

By preparing an infusion of vodka and rubbing the skin with it daily, you can get rid of psoriasis or irritation. Purulent wounds are washed with this infusion and used as a healing agent for stomach ulcers. Doctors note the high effectiveness of fresh Veselka mushrooms if used as a means for the prevention of cancer. In this case, they are not boiled or processed in any other way, but simply finely chopped, mixed with sour cream and eaten in small portions.

No matter how useful and safe the mushroom is, it is better to prepare decoctions and infusions from it that need to be taken on the advice of an experienced specialist. And you shouldn’t try to replace fresh mushrooms with tablets purchased at a commercial pharmacy.

Amazing for its properties, the fungus mushroom (Phallus impudicus) has a number of other popular names: witch’s egg, stinking morel, devil’s mushroom, shame mushroom. The unique abilities that the plant has are used in both traditional and folk medicine. The mushroom has a peculiar appearance and it is difficult to confuse it. The fruiting body looks similar to that of other mushrooms, and at the same time unusual, since it has an ovoid shape covered with skin, the tissue of which is beige or light in color.

The active growth phase of the fungus occurs in mid-June and continues until late autumn, or rather the end of October, beginning of November, until the first frost. Initially, the mushroom grows resembling the shape of an egg (the first two months), while being similar to another plant, the puffball. The flesh of the mushroom resembles a gelatinous substance when touched, and the size of the mushroom is similar to a duck egg.

What is an interesting fact for us is that some nationalities (Poles, Czechs, French) use mushrooms as food instead of vegetables, and in raw form, and it must be unripe fungus. Once the plant has sprouted the stem and umbel, it is considered inedible.

What it is?

Mushroom for a long time was not known in traditional medicine and its unique properties For the most part, they were used by folk healers, and then only by that part of the healers who passed on recipes for preparing medicines from generation to generation, under the strictest confidence. Most often, these were forest dwellers who were well aware of the beneficial properties of most plants growing in forests and swamps.

Medicine and pharmaceuticals studied the properties of veselka relatively seriously in the 19th and 20th centuries, and scientists were simply amazed by the discoveries that were revealed during the research. Today, the collection of Veselka is carried out at an industrial level, and since the raw materials are extremely valuable for the manufacture of a number of medicines, the Veselka mushroom is constantly in demand.

Where does it grow?

The plant belongs to the family of gasteromycetes and most often the fungus grows in Ukraine and Belarus, on the fertile soil of coniferous and deciduous forests. Occasionally, the mushroom is found in dense bushes located near ponds and swamps.

Veselka begins its growth very slowly, but when it reaches a certain size, changes occur in growth relative to the speed of development and maturation of the fungus. Literally, the plant begins to increase in size by leaps and bounds, becoming more and more reminiscent in its appearance of an ordinary mushroom. The growth rate of the veselka from the bud phase into an ordinary mushroom reaches 5 mm per minute, and in total it will take about 20 minutes for the plant to ripen so that the plant acquires a high (up to 35 cm) thick stem, which, despite its size, is very fragile, and a blue-green cap, covered with a mass of porous fabric.

Having a specific color and smell, the plant attracts flies, eating insects upper layer fungi, expose the spores by which the fungus reproduces. The uneaten pulp, decomposing in the sun, becomes black in color, which smells strongly reminiscent of decomposing meat. Interestingly, those who are looking for a mushroom primarily trust their sense of smell, since it is the smell that is the main distinctive feature, which is taken into account in the search.

Where can I buy?

While the plant has long been used by traditional healers to treat serious ailments, pharmacists and traditional medicine began to use the extraordinary properties of the plant only in the middle of the last century. When people understood what the plant is and what properties the Veselka mushroom has, naturally people became seriously interested in the question of where it could be purchased. There is a category of people who prefer to collect raw materials on their own, specifically using vacation periods when the mushroom ripens en masse, but most often they look for the plant in herbal markets and bazaars.

Unfortunately, it is practically impossible to purchase fresh mushrooms in pharmacies, since the procurement of raw materials is mainly carried out privately, and all raw materials are sold either at bazaars or sold privately to pharmaceutical companies. The industry has launched the production of drugs in the form of tinctures, capsules, balms and suppositories, which are sold in pharmacies and online stores.

How to store Veselka mushroom?

Veselka is used to make medicines, both raw and dried. For storage in all cases, glass containers are required, preferably dark glass with tight lids that should not allow air to pass through. This type of mushroom is usually harvested in mid-summer; the body of the fruit is carefully cut off, as it is fragile, and depending on the recipe (use of fresh or dried raw materials), the storage method is determined.

A fresh mushroom, if it is planned to be used in this recipe format, is immediately put into use, drying is carried out in a well-ventilated room with a temperature of no more than 320C. Veselka is stored dried in the form of plant fragments, or crushed into powder. The substance is poured into a glass jar, sealed tightly, excluding air access, and stored in a cool and dry place. Dried raw materials can be stored for 1.5-2 years, subject to storage rules.

The benefits and harms of mushrooms

Veselka is a unique plant of its kind, which they have learned to use in the treatment of the most serious illnesses. People look for recipes for drugs in newspapers, the Internet, and when watching programs about the use of various medicinal plants. As can be seen from the reviews, the number of fans of the fungus is growing, since with the help of the mushroom you can solve a lot of questions regarding various health problems. While much has been said about the benefits of the mushroom, practically nothing is known about the harm of the plant, provided it is used correctly.

Medicinal properties of Veselka mushroom

Medicine, unfortunately, paid attention to the properties of Veselka late, but when scientists began to unravel them, surprise knew no bounds; the plant, as it turned out, can be used in the treatment of a dozen of the most serious and difficult-to-treat diseases. The special value of the mushroom is its mucus, which is used in its raw form; in its dry form, the raw material is more often used to prepare tinctures and decoctions. What is so particularly valuable was revealed in the fun:

• Antihismins. This substance has the strongest resistance to various categories of allergens. The substance relieves irritation from tissue surfaces, removing swelling from the affected areas and strengthening the immune system against the development of allergic reactions.
• Polysaccharides. Veselka stimulates the production of lymphocytes and perfluorides.
• The mushroom contains phytoncides in high concentrations, which destroy viruses of various infectious diseases: herpes, hepatitis, AIDS, influenza, and these microorganisms are extremely “survivable”.

Contraindications

There are no special prohibitions on the use of the fungus for the treatment of diseases in Veselka, but given the active effects of some components of the plant, its use is prohibited for young children, young mothers, breastfeeding and during pregnancy, especially in the last trimester.

Use of Veselka in treatment

Veselka is the owner of mucus, unique in its composition, which is located in the middle of the “egg”. It contains substances that are used to treat the following diseases:

• Tuberculosis.
• Flu.
• AIDS.
• Gout.
• Kidney disease.
• Skin diseases.
• Impotence.
• Atherosclerosis.
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Oncological diseases.
• Phlebeurysm.

In addition, Veselka relieves inflammatory processes and various pathological changes. The plant is used in the form of tinctures, decoctions, and is even used in magical rituals, for love spells and to enhance male power.

Veselki tincture

Veselka tincture has several varieties, the main ones are two: water and vodka. In both cases, the preparation recipe is aimed at treating various diseases, inflammatory processes and combating harmful viruses and microorganisms. There are other ways to prepare tinctures from Veselka, for example with linseed oil, sugar or honey.

How to prepare a tincture with water

To combat high blood pressure and remove cholesterol, use a water infusion of Veselka. The water tincture is prepared as follows:

• Dried raw materials in the amount of 0.5 g. pour 200 ml of water, after grinding the mushroom into powder using a coffee grinder.
• Infuse the product for exactly one day and drink it along with the sediment several times during the day.

Vodka tincture

Mushroom tincture with vodka is prepared on the basis of first distillation moonshine, more popularly known as pervak. For 300 ml of moonshine (for 200 ml of alcohol) you will need 10 grams. dried plant, or 75 gr. fresh, which are poured into a glass container, shaken thoroughly, and tightly closed with a lid. You need to insist for two weeks, shaking the mass from time to time, after which the product is used to treat diseases.

On honey

Honey tincture is used to treat diseases that are considered intractable: lung cancer, tuberculosis, gastrointestinal diseases. To prepare you will need:

• A glass of finely chopped mushroom.
• A glass of liquid honey.

Both ingredients are mixed and placed in a cool place, for example, a refrigerator, this is done so that the product does not ferment. The infusion must be mixed from time to time, preventing the honey from crystallizing. Take the product in the morning, three pieces, for a month, after which you need to take a break. You can prepare an infusion of mushroom and sugar in approximately the same way, but for this you will need to prepare a syrup of their substances, and then everything is repeated as in the first case.

Veselka powder

Veselka powder in combination with red wine successfully cures inflammatory processes in the pancreas and liver. Prepare the product as follows:

• 1 liter of red wine.
• 15 gr. dried Veselka powder.

Infuse the product for 2 months, in a cool, dark place, in a glass jar, shaking the substance occasionally. The tincture is taken one tablespoon before meals, both at the time of exacerbation of diseases, and for the purpose of prevention.

Candles

Problems with the integrity of the anus, intestinal polyps, hemorrhoids, diseases of the rectum, including cancer, gynecology, endometritis, hidden diseases of the genital organs and a dozen other ailments when treated with suppositories from the Veselka mushroom have a positive and, most importantly, stable healing effect. You can prepare candles yourself with three different ways: from fresh raw materials, powder, dried mushroom fragments, it all depends on the time of collection of the fungus. Ideally, a method that uses powdered mushrooms is used, which must be mixed with beeswax softened to the desired consistency. For a better effect, add a little vegetable oil.

What is important is that the mushroom itself does not need to be specially heated during cooking, and this is what it looks like in the cooking recipe:

• 20 gr. plant powder.
• 100 gr. wax.
• 100 gr. refined or linseed oil.

The wax and oil are placed in a glass jar, which must be heated in any convenient way, for example, by placing it in a saucepan with hot water. The ingredients must be thoroughly mixed and, after adding the powder, continue mixing until smooth. When the mixture begins to thicken, it is divided into portions, and while the wax is still relatively warm, it is formed into candles. The formed candles are wrapped in any convenient material and used as needed, like a regular pharmaceutical product.

Cream "Veselka"

Veselka mushroom cream can be bought at almost any pharmacy; the product is used to treat wounds, runny nose, and as a post-burn preparation. What is very important, the cream has several production formats, including children's preparations. Young mothers cannot praise enough the effect of the influence medicinal plant: the skin becomes soft and acquires a healthy color, treated wounds heal quickly, the cream prevents the appearance of dryness and flaking.

The cream can be prepared at home, and in this case the ideal raw material for preparation will be plant juice. For 1 tbsp. l. juice you will need 3 tbsp. l. fat homemade sour cream. The product must be stored in a cool place and a sealed glass jar is best.

How to take Veselka tincture?

Veselka tincture is the most common way to treat various ailments, but since the types of drugs differ in the principle of preparation and composition of ingredients, the regimen for taking the medicine may differ.

Veselka tincture is used to treat a lot of different diseases, but you need to know when and how to take the drug, this will help you use the drug with maximum benefit.

For cancer

Veselka tincture in the treatment of cancer is used at various stages of the development of the disease, and cases when it is preparations from the fungus that help cope with the disease are by no means uncommon. An important circumstance is the fact that the mushroom has practically no contraindications; it can be used both externally, in the form of lotions and compresses, and internally. The drug has a number of differences:

• Alcohol tincture. The most common option to use: 4 “eggs” or 5 tbsp. l. crushed plant is poured into a glass of pervak ​​(strong moonshine), infused for 12 days, longer if possible, and consumed before meals, 2 times a day, 1 tbsp. l. The course of treatment is 25-30 days with a break of six months, after which the product can be reused. Gradually the dosage increases to 6 tbsp. l. at one time (2 times a day).
• With milk. Milk (a glass) is boiled and, after allowing to cool, mixed with ½ tbsp. l. crushed mushroom, the mixture is drunk in one sitting, the course of treatment has no restrictions, the tincture can be used both for the purpose of treatment and for the prevention of the disease.
• On the water. For persons for whom alcohol is contraindicated for the treatment of cancer, use Veselka tincture in water. 2 tbsp. l. The powder is mixed with 0.5 liters of boiling water, the mixture is allowed to cool and brew for two or more hours. The decoction is stored for no more than 3 days, so it is divided into portions with the condition of taking it twice a day.

For prevention

Veselka mushroom is used not only to treat diseases, but also as a prophylactic agent that strengthens the immune system, preventing the development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, and digestion. It is necessary to prepare a tincture from the plant, which must be drunk for a month, consuming 1 tsp twice a day. Usually, disease prevention with the help of a funnel is done once every six months, then you can count on the most positive effect.

What and how is it treated with fun?

A unique case when one plant helps to cure several serious diseases at the same time is not uncommon in medicine, and one of these representatives of the “green pharmacy” is Veselka, a mushroom collected or grown specifically for the purpose of using raw materials in the fight against illnesses.

Veselka for oncology

Oncology is one of the most serious diagnoses, but this type of disease can be overcome, and it is not necessary to use the most complex chemotherapy regimens and expensive drugs. One of the most powerful effects in the fight against cancer is the following recipe:

• Alcohol or vodka – 1 glass.
• Flower honey – 1 glass.
• A glass of aloe juice.
• A glass of mushrooms, crushed into powder.

All ingredients are mixed and, placed in a glass jar, left for at least half a month, after which a teaspoon is consumed before meals twice a day. The course of treatment is divided into phases: 2 weeks of use, 3 months break, the next course, the dosage of the drug is increased to 1-2 tablespoons.

Veselka mushroom for psoriasis

Perforins block the growth of harmful microorganisms that, settling in the layers of the dermis, affect the upper tissues. Subsequently, by inhibiting perforins, they completely destroy the virus that causes psoriasis. All processes occur due to the presence of polysaccharides in the mushroom, a substance that is responsible for the production of perforin.

Early in the morning, or before going to bed, wipe the affected areas with the tincture or moisten it generously. The medicine can be used in combination with other drugs; the mushroom has virtually no contraindications and does not negatively affect the course of the main treatment.

Veselka mushroom for varicose veins

Varicose inflammations can be treated with an alcohol tincture of the Veselka mushroom, which is prepared in the standard way. At the moment when the disease begins to manifest itself, warm compresses are used to treat inflammatory processes, which are applied at night. You can also use alcohol tincture internally, in combination with other remedies, a tablespoon twice a day.

For acne

Acne, pimples, and insect bites can be treated with an alcohol tincture prepared from the Veselka mushroom, using the drug externally. The drug is wiped over the affected areas, doing this several times a day, monitoring changes in the skin. At first, there is redness in the treated areas, but this reaction is not a cause for concern. The same remedy can be used to treat fungal diseases on the legs and arms; the treatment principle is similar: I wipe the affected areas several times a day.

For prostatitis

Veselka is popularly used to treat prostatitis, an insidious and difficult to control disease. For treatment, the same tincture prepared with alcohol or moonshine is used. You can buy the finished product at a pharmacy, or prepare it yourself: for a glass of moonshine or alcohol you will need 100 grams. fresh plant, or 20 gr. dried. After placing the raw material in a jar (glass) and filling it with alcohol, place the substance in a dark, cool place for 14 days. Take half a tablespoon twice a day. You can also dilute the tincture with warm boiled water and use it as a microenema once a day.

For endocrine diseases

Traditional healers recommend using Veselka tincture for the treatment of endocrine diseases, both types of diabetes and the thyroid gland. The treatment regimen is as follows: the tincture is taken twice a day, a teaspoon for 21 days, after which a week break is required.

The general course of treatment is 3 months, after which you need to take a break for six months. If necessary, the course is repeated depending on the patient's condition. What is important is that the mushroom can be used in combination with other drugs.

Gastritis and ulcer

In the treatment of ulcers and gastritis, the veselka mushroom is prepared on the basis of linseed oil. Since the plant has antibacterial and wound-healing properties, in combination with oil, the affected areas heal faster. It will take 50 g. fresh mushroom, finely chopped and mixed with 200 ml of linseed oil, preheated to 400C. The mixture is cooled and poured into a glass jar, which in turn is placed in a dry place with a temperature below room temperature, where the product is infused. Take the tincture before meals, an hour before meals, three times a day, a dessert spoon.

Mushroom fungus for pressure

For people suffering from changes in blood pressure, an infusion of mushroom with alcohol will help solve the problem by taking the drug a tablespoon a day three times. It is important not to strain the sediment out of the substance, but to use it after shaking it out - the mushroom does not contain any neutral or harmful microorganisms; on the contrary, it has healing properties. Prepare the tincture according to general principle, it can be stored in the refrigerator for a long period.

Other diseases and treatment recipes with Veselka

Veselka mushroom is also used to treat other diseases, for example, for joint pain, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, and gout. The tincture is prepared in alcohol in the traditional way, using the method of rubbing or applying compresses. It is recommended to carry out the procedures shortly before bedtime.

The fact that the Veselka mushroom is unique plant, says the fact that official medicine and traditional healers recommend its use for the treatment of the following diseases:

• Treatment of poorly healing and rotten wounds.
• Lung disease and tuberculosis.
• Trophic ulcers.
• Venereal diseases.
• Viral and colds.

First mention of healing properties The plant was noted in chronicles found by the French, where doctors treated more than one dynasty of kings and other crowned individuals with the mushroom for “bad” diseases. Russian tsars, for example, the last royal family, also used the Veselka mushroom to treat diseases.

Some fungi have learned to use their fruiting bodies as flowering plants, moving from wind pollination to insect pollination. Yes, such mushrooms do not smell like sweet nectar, which attracts bees and butterflies, but something completely different, attracting flies, carrion beetles and butterflies that feed on feces, but this is not done for you and me, so we must treat it with understanding.

The variety of fungi is very large. They belong to several families, distributed mainly in warm regions planets. What unites them general property. The fruiting body begins its development inside the mucous, leathery shell of the “egg”, which, when ruptured, releases the fungus complex shape. Sometimes this formation that comes to light resembles ordinary mushrooms and looks like a stalk bearing a cap, but this is only a superficial resemblance. Top part The fruiting body is covered with mucus containing spores. The entire mushroom emits a powerful, disgusting odor, which can sometimes be felt 50 meters or more away. Veselkas include the largest mushrooms on our planet with fruiting bodies up to 1.2 m in height, and the fastest growing - having escaped from the “egg”, the mushroom grows literally before our eyes.

Diversity of fruiting bodies of fungi
(the whole world, not just ours).

So, our most famous and most widespread fungus is actually common veselka (Phallus impudicus).

The specific shape of the mushroom and the change in smell during growth aroused people's interest. The "Witches Egg" was considered the best remedy, to evoke feelings of love, and a mature mushroom was considered poisonous. Veselka has been used by healers since ancient times. The archives contain data on the use of the veselka in healing back in Kievan Rus. By the way, A.G. Lukashenko called this mushroom “the national treasure of Belarus.”

In Borneo, vesels were considered the penises of dead heroes, appearing at the sites of their glorious death. In Germany, if a fungus grew near the tomb, this was considered evidence of hidden sins and crimes that were not revealed during the life of the buried person. In Nigeria, the mushroom was used for magical purposes. It was believed that he could make the sorcerer invisible at the moment of danger threatening him. In northern Montenegro, peasants rubbed goo on the necks of bulls before the local equivalent of bullfighting to make them stronger. They also fed Veselka eggs to young bulls as an aphrodisiac to help them grow into good producers.
It is known that the famous writer Balzac cured a stomach ulcer with the tincture of Veselka, which was prepared for him in St. Petersburg. A.S. Pushkin, who suffered from thrombophlebitis, also used Veselka tincture.
In many countries attempts are being made industrial cultivation of this mushroom, which have not yet resulted in serious success.

At a young age, the mushroom is ovoid, 4-6 x 3-5 cm, the future fruiting body is surrounded by a thick mucous membrane under a whitish leathery film. When ripe, the shell around the mushroom breaks into 2-3 lobes, forming a vagina. The mushroom grows unusually quickly, reaching maximum size in 15-40 minutes. A hollow spongy leg (receptaculum), 10-30 x 2-5 cm, rises from the egg. At its upper end there is a light, cellular, thimble-shaped “cap” bearing a green-olive layer of spore-bearing mucus that smells disgustingly like carrion. Attracted by a similar “aroma,” flies and other insects become distributors of fungal spores, getting dirty in the mucus covering the “cap.” When the spores are “disassembled”, the smell disappears.

In the variety ordinary veselka, Veselki dressed in a toga (P. impudicus var. togatus), a white openwork mesh of different lengths can descend from under the mushroom cap (from very short to almost reaching the ground). The purpose of the mesh is to further enhance the smell and give insects an additional convenient place to land. Previously, such veils with a mesh were confused with the so-called “lady with a veil” ( P. duplicatus, =Dyctiophora duplicata, double net), which is why the latter was considered much more common than it actually is.

Veselka vulgaris, covered with toga
(P. impudicus var. togatus). Thanks to Igor Krom for the photographs that became the basis of this collage.

Veselka vulgaris and its “trade” variety are found throughout the temperate forest zone of Russia. The mushroom grows on the soil in deciduous and mixed forests, in bushes, among grass, everywhere infrequently and not abundantly. It is a facultative symbiotroph and can form mycorrhiza with oak, beech, linden and some shrubs. Does not tolerate frost, bears fruit from July to the end of September.

More rare and heat-loving compared to the common veselka cheerful Adriana (P. hadriani) in the “egg” stage has a more elongated shape, the egg itself is colored lilac or purple, the leg is more massive when it appears, up to 8 cm in diameter.

As far as we know, it is found only in the European part of Russia.

Adriana's Veselka (P. hadriani)

Until recently it was believed that "lady with a veil" (P. duplicatus) is a purely American species, and everything previously described as double net carrier- This P. impudicus var. togatus. Now, thanks to molecular research, it has become clear that the “lady with a veil,” although rare, is still found at least in the European part of Eurasia. It differs from the Veselka, dressed in a toga, by a significantly more developed mesh ( indusium).

Veselka double, aka “lady with a veil”
(P. duplicatus).

Another "mesh" fun, growing in our country, is a fun thing that is called - net-bearing (Phallus indusiatus). The mushroom is widespread (and cultivated for food and medicinal purposes) in South and Southeast Asia, but here it is cold, and it is very rarely found in Southern Siberia and the south of the Far East, mainly as an alien. Listed in the Red Book of the Irkutsk region.

It differs from the double vesel first of all in its even larger mesh with significantly larger cells.

Veselka netnosnosti (P. indusiatus).

Another exotic veselka, widespread in the tropics, but growing here only in the Primorsky Territory, is Veselka reddish (P. rubicundus).

Reddish Veselka (P. rubicundus).

In the south of the European part of Russia it is noted cartilaginous fun (P. flavocostatus). Information about its distribution is fragmentary, and I don’t yet have enough photographic material to create a collage. Irina Ukhanova informed me about the presence of this fungus in our flora.

Veselka cartilaginous (P. flavocostatus).

The two types of mutinus we meet are close in shape to the Vessels - the Ravenella and the Canine. Both fungi are alien, but have already spread widely throughout Russia.

More common Mutinus Ravenelle(it “came” to us from the Baltic region) has a fruiting body, first in the form of a white or grayish elongated pointed egg 2-3 cm in size, where under the membranous skin there is a bright, red-pink rudiment of the “leg”; the egg is ruptured by two lobes, from which a porous hollow “leg” rises, 5-10 cm long and about 1 cm in diameter, pinkish in color, with a thickened tuberous tip of a red-crimson color. When ripe, it is covered at the end with a thick and smooth, brown-olive spore-bearing mucus. The mushroom emits a strong, unpleasant smell of carrion, attracting flies.

Grows in humus-rich soil in deciduous forests, parks, gardens, near rotting wood and stumps, in bushes, in damp places, after and during warm rains. Gardner's lysurus ( Lysurus gardneri). Its recipe has a cylindrical shape, 6-10 cm high and about 1-1.5 cm wide. In Russia, this fungus is considered alien; it was first discovered in 1976 in greenhouse farms in the Sverdlovsk region (Dubsky state farm). According to the main version, the mushroom was brought there along with fertile soil.

Gardner's lysurus (L. gardneri)

Another lysurus, as rare as the previous one, is Lysurus multilocular (L. periphragmoides = Simblum sphaerocephalum). The fungus inhabits the tropics of both hemispheres; in our country it is found at the very border of its range or as an alien species. It has an extremely unique appearance; it is very difficult to confuse it with any other species.

Lysurus multilocular (L. periphragmoides)

IN last years Another heat-loving mushroom has moved to attack our territory from the south and southeast - java flowertail (Pseudocolus fusiformis = Anthurus javanicus). It is marked in southern regions both European and Asian parts of Russia. Included in the red books of the Krasnodar and Primorsky territories, as well as the Republic of Adygea.

Java flowertail (P. fusiformis)

Two more invasive subtropical-tropical exotic species that regularly penetrate our territory (including with soil and seedlings) and have already successfully established themselves in the southern and some central regions belong to the genus Clathrus. It is widely known for its rounded-cellular appearance grate red (Clathrus ruber), and Archer's clathrus (C. archeri). The red trellis is native to the Mediterranean region and is native to North Africa, Southern Europe and Western Asia. Currently, it is widely distributed throughout Europe (including in the south of the European and Asian parts of Russia, and sometimes in midland regions) and has been introduced to all continents of the planet. Archer's clathrus is native to Australia and Tasmania. Together with seedlings, it penetrated North America, Africa, Asia and Europe, and is now actively spreading everywhere.