In the vicinity of Volgograd and throughout the region, large harvests of mushrooms are harvested from May to October. The local climate is well suited for the growth of strong fruiting bodies. Mushrooms of the Volgograd region in 2019 will grow in all popular mushroom places.
Mushrooms in the Volgograd region in 2019
What mushrooms grow
On the territory of the Volgograd region, the mushroom season begins in mid-May and lasts until the first autumn frosts in September or October. The following types of edible mushrooms are collected in the region:
- chanterelles (early species, appears in May-June in pine and deciduous forests);
- white dung beetle (May species, eaten only when young, often found in vegetable gardens, cultivated fields, flower beds, humus heaps);
- champignon (bears fruit in late June, grows in spruce forests and oak forests, in pastures, loves humus-rich soils);
- boletus (grows in May and June in deciduous forests with a large number of birches, aspens, berry bushes);
- white (begins to grow in June, mushroom pickers find porcini mushrooms in pine and deciduous forests);
- oil cans (the period of the beginning of fruiting is June-July, grows in pine forests);
- real mushroom (grows since July in deciduous forests, has a large cap);
- moss (grows in July – August in mosses of pine forests);
- poplar rowing (begins to form fruiting bodies in August, grows in forests with a large number of poplars);
- autumn honey agaric (occurs from the beginning of autumn, grows in numerous families on stumps and trunks of deciduous trees);
- greenfinch (grows in September, the main gathering place is pine forests).
Most mushrooms have a universal meaning: they are boiled, fried, marinated, dried. Dungs are consumed only fresh, the main thing is to collect in an ecologically clean place. The rest of the mushrooms are recommended to be boiled for 10-15 minutes before use. This helps to reduce toxicity and does not affect nutritional value in any way.
Poisonous mushrooms
In the Volgograd region, a large number of poisonous mushrooms are growing, which provoke food poisoning, nervous disorders, and some - death. List of poisonous species:
- Amanita muscaria (deadly mushroom, has a convex (over time flattening upon opening) red cap with white spots, a dense white leg, bears fruit in coniferous and mixed forests);
- pale grebe (a deadly poisonous species from the genus Amanita, has a bell-shaped gray-greenish or gray-white cap, which, as the fungus grows, fully opens and a white leg with a pronounced tuberous expansion at the base, is found in coniferous and deciduous forests);
- the rowing is poisonous (at first it has a convex, with age, flat cap of a dirty white color, families are found in deciduous and coniferous forests);
- the row is white (the cap is grayish, first convex then flattened, has spots, the leg does not differ in color from the cap);
- satanic mushroom (has a large grayish cap and a fleshy brightly colored leg, grows in oak and deciduous forests);
- the pig is thin (the shape of the cap resembles a pig's ear, the leg is like that of a chanterelle);
- false mushroom (the yellowish-brown cap first has the shape of a bell, then flattens when fully opened; the mushroom grows in groups on the stumps of deciduous trees).
The use of fly agaric is deadly
Also, inedible mushrooms appear in the region, capable of having an unpleasant taste and capable of causing mild poisoning. These include gall mushroom, false satanic, wavy russula, flat tinder fungus, pale-colored talker.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
Bile, or false porcini mushroom, or bitterness, in appearance, has similarities with boletus. However, unlike its real edible counterparts, it is not eaten due to its bitter taste. Cooking (even long-term) does not relieve the mushroom from bitterness, on the contrary, it even intensifies.
A careful study of the "appearance" right in the forest will allow you to distinguish gorchak from real edible mushrooms:
- The spongy hymenophore is pink or dirty pink.
- The pulp is fibrous. On a cut, it immediately begins to change its color (turns pink or reddens).
- The presence of a characteristic brown mesh on the leg.
Some recommend licking the suspect's flesh, but this is best left as a last resort, because it contains toxins that are easily absorbed into the bloodstream (even with a simple touch of the pulp) and destroy the liver.
Edible mushrooms can also cause poisoning if not harvested correctly. Mushroom pickers do not recommend going into the forest in a drought. In the absence of moisture, the mycelium accumulates toxins and they are stored in the drying fruit body. They also do not eat old mushrooms that have released spores.
Do not collect fruit bodies in industrial areas, near roads and landfills.
Mushroom places
Mushroom pickers go hunting throughout the Volgograd region. Most popular and affordable places:
- Tsimlyansk forests of the Chernyshevsky region;
- Kumyzhenskaya and Shakinskaya oak groves in Kalach-on-Don;
- the village of Panshino, Gorodishchensky district;
- farm Vityutnev;
- the village of Peskovatka;
- the village of Trehostrovskaya;
- Lebyazhya glade;
- the village of Rudnya;
- village Kletskaya;
- the village of Surovikino;
- Ryabovsky farm;
The richest in mushroom harvests are the Kletsky and Chernyshevsky districts of the region. Also, many edible species grow in small woods and plantings along the banks of the Volga.
Mushrooms of the Volgograd region, part I
The mushroom season has started in the Volgograd region
Conclusion
In the Volgograd region, due to the peculiarities of the climate, the mushroom season begins later than in other regions. The area is rich in various edible species. It is safe to harvest fruit bodies in rural areas, where the ecological situation is much better than that of urban areas. Before collection, it is recommended to carefully study the descriptions of edible and poisonous species.