If a mushroom picker does not have enough knowledge about the appearance of edible and inedible mushrooms, then “silent hunting” can be a great danger to him and his family. In order to exclude the possibility of poisoning, you need to know how to distinguish an edible mushroom from a similar in appearance, but inedible or even poisonous. This article will focus on the false boletus.
It is worth saying that many lovers of “gribalka” have not met an inedible analogue of this fruiting body, so they may doubt: are there false aspen mushrooms at all? I must say that in nature there is still a mushroom that is almost identical in appearance, resembling an aspen mushroom – this is a mustard or pepper mushroom.
What a false boletus looks like can be seen in the photo, which will help to recognize the fungus by the features of its structure. Although the external signs of edible and inedible fruiting bodies are similar, there are still some distinctive features.
We offer a detailed description and photo of the false boletus fungus.
What white false boletus look like and how to distinguish them from other mushrooms (with photo)
Latin name: A bed
Sort by: Leccinum (Obabok).
Family: Bolletovye.
Synonyms: white boletus false, aspen, redhead.
Hat: medium size, round-convex, fleshy, red-brown, yellow-red and red-orange. At a young age, the inside of the cap is white, but becomes grayish with age.
Leg: slightly swollen, irregularly shaped, thickened at the base. On this part of the fruiting body, a pink or yellow mesh is observed. The surface is covered with small dark brown scales, and the inner layer has a tubular texture, when cut it changes from white to pink. On the legs of any type of boletus, including false, the membranous ring is completely absent. A visual photo will show how to distinguish false aspen mushrooms from edible ones.
Pulp: unlike the pulp of a real boletus, which has a white-blue color, in a false mushroom it is pink. The bitterness of the pulp is very strong, even with heat treatment it is not eliminated.
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Edibility: although the false boletus does not contain toxic substances, it cannot be eaten because of the bitter pulp. The false boletus does not pose a significant danger to human health and life. However, it is important to note that the bitterness of these mushrooms, when eaten, is converted into toxins and deposited in the liver, thereby disrupting its work, which can cause intoxication.
Similarities and differences: the shape of the pepperbox is very similar to some edible representatives. In addition, because of the peculiar mesh pattern on the stem, it is called the false white boletus.
Spread: the first white false aspen mushrooms appear in the month of June, but their growth is not long. The end of July is considered the second season of mushroom growth and it lasts longer than the first. The third peak of the collection of boletus occurs in mid-October and lasts until the first frost on the soil. It grows only in coniferous forests and forms mycorrhiza with these types of trees.