Sarcosoma globular (Sarcosoma globosum)
Systematics:
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Branch: Pezizomycotina (Pesizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pecizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pecicomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pepper)
- Family: Sarcosomataceae (Sarcosomal)
- Genus: Sarcosoma (Sarcosome)
- Species: Sarcosoma globosum (Sarcosome spherical)
Sarcosome spherical – this is an amazing mushroom of the family sarcosome. It is an ascomycetous fungus.
Likes to grow in conifers, especially preferring pine forests and spruce trees, among the mosses, in the litter of needles. Saprophyte.
Season – early spring, end of April – end of May, after it is melting snow. Time of appearance – before the lines and morels. Period fruiting – up to one and a half months. It is found in the forests of Europe, on the territory of our country (Moscow region, Leningrad region, and also Siberia). Experts say that sarcosome is growing spherical not every year (even numbers are called – once every 8-10 years). But experts on mushroom pickers from Siberia claim that in their area sarcosomes grow annually (depending on weather conditions – more, then less).
Sarcosome spherical grows in groups, fungi often “hide” in the grass. Sometimes fruiting bodies can grow together in two or three copies.
Fruit body (apothecia) without legs. It has the shape of a ball, then the body takes the form of a cone or barrel. Baggy, to the touch – pleasant, velvety. In young mushrooms, the skin is smooth, in more adulthood – wrinkled. Color is dark brown. brown, base may be darker.
There is a leathery disc, which, like a lid, closes the gelatinous sarcosome contents.
Refers to inedible mushrooms, although in some regions of our country is eaten (fried). Its oil has long been used in traditional medicine. From it make decoctions, ointments, drink in raw form – some for rejuvenation, some for hair growth, and some just applies as a cosmetic.
A rare mushroom listed in the Red Book of some areas Of Russia.
Photo mushroom Sarcosome spherical from questions in recognition:
2018.12.17 Vitalij 
06/06/2012 Arina Боровкова 
2017.10.17 Ольга
2017.05.22 Alexander Витальевич 
2017.04.15 Владислав
05.05.04 Alexey
