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Entoloma poisonous is a dangerous mushroom that contains toxins in the pulp. To distinguish it from edible varieties, it is important to know its characteristic features. In case of poisoning, the victim is washed with a stomach and an ambulance is called.
Description of Entoloma poisonous
Entoloma poisonous is a representative of agaric fungi. The variety is also known by the names: giant pink plate, or yellowish-gray, tin entoloma, notched-lamella. The poisonous rosemary looks like a white or pink mushroom. The fruiting body consists of two main elements: the cap and the stem.
Cap Description
The tin entoloma has a powerful hat up to 20 cm in size. In young specimens, it is convex, and in the process of development it becomes prostrate. A large tubercle remains on top. The color of representatives of this species is gray or yellowish, in mature mushrooms it is silky, pleasant to the touch.
The fruiting body is fleshier, white in color. The flesh under the cap is brown. When broken, its color does not change. A young rosacea has a floury smell, while in an adult it becomes unpleasant, pronounced. Whitish or pink plates are wide, located freely.
Poisonous entoloma hat in the photo:
Description of the leg
Leg height from 4 to 15 cm reaches 1 – 4 cm in thickness. Slightly curved at the base, it has the shape of a cylinder. Its flesh is dense, solid, becoming spongy with age. Its white surface acquires a white or grayish tint with age.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Entoloma poisonous, or Entoloma sinuatum, is dangerous to animals and humans. When it enters the human body, it leads to intestinal upset. Harmful toxins are not removed even during heat treatment. Therefore, the mushroom is not used for food.
Symptoms of poisoning, first aid
When a pink platelet enters the body, the following symptoms appear:
- stomach ache;
- migraine;
- dizziness;
- vomiting;
- diarrhea.
The first signs occur 30 minutes after the pulp enters the stomach. Sometimes this period is up to 2 hours. Before the ambulance arrives, the patient is given activated charcoal and laxatives. The patient should drink more warm liquids.
Places of distribution of Entoloma poisonous
Mushroom entoloma poisonous – a rather rare variety, the growth period of which runs from the last decade of May to the beginning of October. Deciduous and mixed forests are preferred for crop development. It is found in well-lit places: glades, forest roadsides, ravines. Most often, this mushroom representative grows in dense clay soil or on limestone.
Rose plate appears in small groups or singly. Often forms a symbiosis with beech, hornbeam, oak, sometimes grows under willows and birches. The mushroom picker is sensitive to cold and prefers warmer regions. In Our Country, culture grows in the south of the middle zone, the North Caucasus, and Siberia.
Twins and their differences
Entoloma tin has several counterparts. The danger lies in the fact that the pink plate is similar to edible varieties.
Twins of poisonous entoloma:
- Exalted. On the territory of Our Country, this species is found in the middle lane. It has a white hat ranging in size from 3 to 12 cm. Its flesh is dense, white, with a mealy smell. The bower is distinguished by the plates descending to the stem. Its pulp is edible, it is eaten after boiling for 15 minutes.
- May row. The growing season for this variety is from early May to July. It is also known as the May fungus and differs from the tin entoloma in more frequent and narrow, whitish or yellowish plates adhering to the stem. The upper part of the representative of this variety is medium-sized, up to 6 cm in size. The leg has a length of 4 to 9 cm. The row is an edible species.
- Smoky speaker. It has a large brown hat ranging in size from 5 to 25 cm. This species differs from the pink-platinum in narrow plates. They are numerous, descending along the stem, have a whitish or beige color. The culture is characterized by a faint floral aroma. The talker is not used for food. The pulp contains substances that cause poisoning.
- Champignon ordinary. Represents a common mushroom with a white hat, the size of which is 8 – 15 cm. The white flesh is edible, it turns red at the breaks. This species is distinguished from the entoloma by the ring on the stem and dark plates. Champignon often forms large groups, the culture is harvested from July to October.
What is the difference between poisonous entoloma and garden
Poisonous entoloma can be confused with a garden variety, which is included in the category of conditionally edible mushrooms. These species belong to the same genus and family. Garden entoloma is more widespread. It is found on the territory of the Leningrad region, the climate of which is not suitable for a poisonous variety. Mass fruiting is observed in cold rainy summer.
The garden species has a hat no larger than 10 – 12 cm in size. At first it has a conical shape, which gradually becomes flatter. The edges of the cap are wavy, its color is from grayish, beige, dirty pink to brown. The stem of the mushroom is white, with a pink or gray undertone, 10-12 cm high, with white or light brown, fibrous flesh.
The main differences between the pink platinum and the garden species:
- larger sizes;
- light color;
- yellow plates in young mushrooms;
- thickened leg, the same color as the hat;
- unpleasant smell.
Conclusion
Entoloma poisonous is dangerous to humans. When picking mushrooms, it is important to distinguish it from twins and the garden variety. In case of poisoning, the victim is given first aid and a doctor is called.
