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Bolet purple – a tubular fungus belonging to the Boletaceae family, genus Borovik. Another name for Borovik purple.
What purple bolets look like
The cap of a young purple boletus has a spherical shape, then becomes convex. Its diameter is from 5 to 20 cm. The edges of the cap are wavy, the surface is dry, velvety, bumpy, a little slimy in wet weather. The color is uneven: the background is greenish-gray or grayish, it has reddish, reddish-brown, pink or wine zones. When pressed, dark blue spots appear. The hat is often eaten by pests.
Bollet purple looks very impressive
The tubular layer is lemon-yellow in young specimens, becoming yellowish-greenish with time. The pores are small, orange-red or blood-red, turning blue when pressed. Spores have a size of 10,5-13,5×4-5,5 microns. The powder is greenish or olive brown.
The young leg is tuberous, then becomes cylindrical. Its height is 6-15 cm, thickness is 2-7 cm. The surface is lemon-yellow with a reddish, rather dense mesh, when pressed it becomes black-blue.
The pulp of the purple boletus is firm, lemon-yellow, first blackens on the break, then acquires a wine-red hue. The smell is not pronounced, sour, with fruity notes, the taste is sweetish.
Boletus purpurea can be confused with other related species.
Similar species
Speckled oak. Conditionally edible. The cap is cushion-shaped or hemispherical. Its diameter is from 5 to 20 cm. The skin is dry, velvety, matte, sometimes mucous. The color is varied: brown, brown, reddish, chestnut, with a greenish tinge. The leg is thick, fleshy, thickened at the bottom, tuberous or barrel-shaped. The surface is orange with reddish scales. The flesh is yellow, red-brown at the stem. The main difference from purple boleth is that it turns blue on the break.
Dubovik speckled grows in the middle zone of the Federation, in the Caucasus and Siberia, often settles on mosses
Satan’s Mushroom. It is called false white because of its resemblance. Inedible. The hat is large and thick, the size is up to 20 cm in diameter. At first it is hemispherical, then it looks like a pillow. The color is white with a yellowish, grayish or pinkish tinge. The surface of young specimens is velvety and dry, while that of mature specimens is bare and smooth. The leg is first in the form of a ball, then it stretches out and becomes like a tuber, expanded at the bottom. The height of a mature one is 15 cm, the thickness is 10 cm. The surface is mesh, the color is uneven: yellowish-reddish above, red in the middle, yellowish or brown below. The flesh is white, below with a red tint, turns blue on the fracture. Young specimens have a faint pungent aroma, old ones smell of rot. Grows in areas with warm climates. In Our Country, it is distributed in the south of the European part, in the Caucasus and in Primorye.
The main difference from the purple bolt is a more intensely colored leg.
Dubovik olive-brown. Conditionally edible. Outwardly, it is almost the same as the purple bolet, and can only be distinguished by the absence of a fruity smell.
Olive-brown boletus can be distinguished from purple only by smell
Where do purple mushrooms grow
The fungus is thermophilic, quite rare. Distributed in Europe, in areas with a warm climate. In Our Country, purple pain is found in the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov and Astrakhan Regions. Prefers to settle in deciduous and mixed forests next to oak, beech. It grows in hilly areas and mountainous areas, loves calcareous soils. It grows in solitary specimens or in small groups of 2-3 pieces. Fruiting from June to September.
Is it possible to eat purple mushrooms
The purple bolet is inedible and poisonous, it can not be eaten. There is little information on toxicity. Eating does not lead to severe poisoning.
Symptoms of poisoning
Common symptoms include symptoms such as severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Other signs will depend on the type of toxic substance. In any case, there are violations in the digestive system. Fast-acting toxins are less dangerous to humans than slow-acting poisons.
Purpurea poisoning is accompanied by nausea and pain in the stomach.
First aid for poisoning
You cannot self-medicate. At the first suspicion, you should immediately call an ambulance. Before that, do the following:
- Rinse the stomach to get rid of the toxic substance. To do this, you need to drink about 1 liter of liquid and induce vomiting. Repeat the procedure until clean water. It is recommended to use boiled water with soda diluted in it (for 1 liter – 1 tsp).
- Cleanse the intestines. Take a laxative or an enema.
- Take sorbent. Traditionally, activated charcoal is used.
- Plentiful drink. Weak tea, mineral water will do.
Conclusion
Purple boletus is a rather rare poisonous mushroom. It has many similarities with other mushrooms, including edible ones.