Inedible milkers (milk mushrooms): prickly, sticky, hepatic
Inedible milkers (milk mushrooms) can be found in moist forests of mixed and deciduous types. Basically, these mushrooms grow near birches, but some species are also found in mountainous areas.
Below you can find a description of three types of inedible milkers: prickly, sticky and hepatic. Also, your attention will be offered photographs of these mushrooms and the names of their counterparts.
Thorny Miller (Lactarius spinosulus)
Category: inedible.
Lactarius spinosulus cap (diameter 3-8 cm): pinkish to reddish brown, possibly with small red scales. Usually either slightly convex or practically prostrate, sometimes it becomes depressed over time. The edges are jagged and wavy.
Leg (height 4-8 cm): usually curved and hollow. The same color as the cap, darkens noticeably at the point of pressure or cut.
Pulp: ocher or white, in old mushrooms it can be greenish. Virtually odorless, but the taste is very pungent.
Plates: yellow, firmly adherent to the leg.
Doubles: pink wave (Lactarius torminosus), however, it is smaller and extremely fragile flesh.
When it grows: from the beginning of August to the end of September in the countries of the Eurasian continent with a temperate climate.
Where can I find: in moist forests of mixed and deciduous type. Prefers neighborhood with birches.
Eating: not used.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.
Mushroom sticky
Category: inedible.
Lactarius blennius hat (diameter 4-11 cm): gray-green, often with dark concentrated areas. The edges are lighter than the center. In a young mushroom, the cap is slightly convex, flattens over time and even becomes slightly concave.
Leg (height 4-8 cm): slightly lighter than the cap, sticky to the touch.
Plates: thin and frequent, white.
Pulp: white, brittle, odorless, but with a strong peppery taste. The thick milky juice of the milky mushroom, sticky in the sun, changes color to green or olive.
Doubles: zoned milky (Lactarius circellatus), which grows only under hornbeams.
When it grows: from late July to mid-October in many countries of Europe and Asia.
Where can I find: only in deciduous forests next to birches and beeches. Occasionally found in mountainous areas.
Eating: not used.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.
Important! Some scientists believe that the sticky lactarius contains a dangerous dose of toxic substances, the properties of which are not fully understood, so in no case should you eat this mushroom.
Other names: the lactarius is slimy, the lactarius is gray-green, the milk is gray-green.
Inedible hepatic lactic acid
Category: inedible.
Lactarius hepaticus cap (diameter 3-7 cm): brown, sometimes with an olive tint. Impressed or funnel-shaped. Absolutely smooth, no wrinkles or flakes.
Leg (height 3-6 cm): slightly lighter than the cap, cylindrical in shape.
Plates: brown, ocher or pinkish, frequent, adherent to the cap. Flesh: light brown, thin and brittle. Very caustic. Milky sap changes color from white to yellow in the sun.
Doubles:bitter (Lactarius rufus) and stunted lactarius (Lactarius theiogalus). The milky juice of the bitter does not change color, and the cap of the stunted milky is much lighter.
When it grows: from the beginning of August to the end of September.
Where can I find: on acidic and sandy soils of pine forests.
The inedible hepatic lactic acid is not eaten because of the pungent pulp.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.
