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False satanic mushroom – the current name for Rubroboletuslegaliae, belongs to the genus Borovik, the Boletov family.
Where the false satanic mushroom grows
The false satanic mushroom has been increasingly found in forests in the past few years, which is associated with climate warming. The fruiting period falls on July and lasts until mid-September. Fruiting bodies prefer to grow in limestone soils. False satanic fungus occurs more often singly or in small groups.
You can meet this variety in deciduous thickets. Grows in oak, beech or hornbeam forests. Often seen next to chestnut, linden, hazel. Likes bright and warm places.
What does a false satanic mushroom look like?
The hat of the false satanic mushroom reaches 10 cm in diameter. The shape resembles a pillow with a convex or sharp edge. The surface of the upper part is light brown, reminiscent of a shade of coffee with milk. Over time, the color changes, the color of the hat becomes brown-pink. The top layer is smooth, dry, with a slight felt coating. In adults, the surface is bare.
The stem is cylindrical in shape, tapering towards the base. It grows from 4 to 8 cm in height. The width of the lower part is 2-6 cm. The color of the legs is brown below, the rest is yellow. A thin purple-red mesh is noticeable.
The structure of the false satanic mushroom is delicate. The flesh is pale yellow. Turns blue in the cut. Emits an unpleasant sour smell. The tubular layer is colored gray-yellow, when ripe it changes to a yellow-green hue.
Young specimens have small yellow pores, which increase with age. Get red. Spore powder is light green.
Is it possible to eat a false satanic mushroom
In Our Country and a number of other countries, the false satanic mushroom is classified as poisonous. It is unsuitable for human consumption.
During the chemical analysis of the pulp, it was possible to isolate toxic elements: muscarine (in a small amount), glycoprotein bolesatin. The latter substance provokes thrombosis, hepatic blood stasis, as a result of blocking protein synthesis.
Some mushroom pickers are convinced that the notoriety and name of the false satanic mushroom came from the fact that people tried the pulp raw. Such an action caused acute pain in the abdomen, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, and gastrointestinal upset. These symptoms of poisoning after 6 hours passed by themselves, without causing serious complications. Therefore, the mushroom was classified as conditionally edible.
Similar species
In order not to put poisonous or inedible forest “inhabitants” in the basket, you need to pay attention to external signs. It is recommended to carefully review the harvest upon arrival home.
Borovyk le Gal
Poisonous representative of the genus Le Gal, named after the famous microbiologist. The mushroom cap is orange-pink in color. When young, the upper part is convex, after a few days it becomes flat. The surface is smooth and even. The diameter of the cap is 5-10 cm. The height of the stem is 7-15 cm. The lower part is quite thick, the size in the section is 2-5 cm. The shade of the stem is identical to the cap.
Le Gal mushrooms grow mainly in Europe. Rare in Our Country. Prefer deciduous forests, alkaline soils. They form mycosis with oak, beech. Appear in summer or early autumn.
Satan’s Mushroom
This variety is considered poisonous. The maximum cap size is 20 cm in diameter. The color is ocher-white or grey. Hemispherical shape. The top layer is dry. The pulp is fleshy. The leg grows upwards by 10 cm. The thickness is 3-5 cm. The color of the lower part of the satanic mushroom is yellow with a reddish mesh.
The smell emanating from the old specimen is unpleasant, sharp. Often found in deciduous thickets. Prefers to settle in oak plantations, on limestone soils. Can create mycosis with any kind of wood. Distributed in Europe, the Middle East, Our Country. Fruiting period June-September.
Porcini
Edible and very tasty forest “resident”. It has the appearance of a regular barrel, but in the process of growth it can change. Leg height 25 cm, thickness 10 cm. The hat is fleshy. Diameter 25-30 cm. The surface is wrinkled. If the white fungus grows in a dry environment, the top film will be dry, in wet conditions it will be sticky. The color of the upper part is brown, light brown, white. The older the specimen, the darker the color of the cap.
Conclusion
The false satanic mushroom is poisonous and little studied. Therefore, special attention should be paid to “silent hunting”. Even familiar varieties are worth carefully examining. The use of specimens belonging to the conditionally edible category will not lead to death, but it will cause trouble.