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If the mushroom picker does not have enough knowledge about the appearance of edible and inedible mushrooms, then the "quiet hunt" can be very dangerous for him and his family. In order to eliminate the likelihood of poisoning, you need to know how to distinguish an edible mushroom from a similar externally, but inedible or even poisonous. This article will focus on the false boletus.

It is worth saying that many lovers of "mushroom" have not come across an inedible analogue of this fruiting body, so they may doubt: are there any false boletus boletus at all? I must say that in nature there is still a mushroom that is almost identical in appearance, resembling a boletus - this is a bitter or pepper mushroom.

What a false boletus looks like can be seen in the photo, which will help to recognize the mushroom by its structural features. Although the outward signs of edible and inedible fruit bodies are similar, there are still some distinctive features.

We offer a detailed description and photo of the false boletus mushroom.

What white false boletuses look like and how to distinguish them from other mushrooms (with photo)

Latin name:Leccinum.

Genus: Leccinum (Obabok).

Family: Boletovye.

Synonyms: white boletus false, aspen, red-headed.

Hat: medium-sized, round-convex, fleshy, it can be red-brown, yellow-red and red-orange. At a young age, the inner side of the cap is white, but with age it becomes grayish.

Leg: slightly swollen, irregular in shape, 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 consistency; when cut, it changes from white to pink. The membranous ring is completely absent on the legs of any type of boletus, including the false one. A visual photo will show how to distinguish false boletus from edible ones.

Pulp: unlike the flesh 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.

Edibility: although the false boletus does not contain toxic substances, it cannot be eaten due to 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 peppers is very similar to some of the edible representatives. In addition, because of the peculiar mesh pattern on the leg, it is called a false white boletus.

Spreading: the first white false boletuses appear in June, but their growth is not long. The end of July is considered the second season of mushroom growth and lasts longer than the first. The third peak in the collection of aspen mushrooms 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.