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Boletus fine is an inedible tubular mushroom belonging to the Boletovye family, genus Rubroboletus. Another name is the most beautiful boletus.
What beautiful boletuses look like
The beautiful boletus mushroom has an attractive appearance.
The size of the cap is from 7.5 to 25 cm in diameter. Color - from reddish and brick shades to olive brown. The form is hemispherical, the surface is slightly pubescent.
The leg is swollen and thick. The height reaches 15 cm, the diameter is 10 cm. The color is almost the same as that of the cap, the lower part is covered with a dark red net.
The pulp is yellow, dense, and turns blue at the site of the break. The smell is indistinct or slightly spicy.
The tubular layer of the beautiful boletus is yellow-green. The tubes are yellow-green, 0.5-1.5 cm long. The pores are angular, blood-red, turning blue when pressed. The spores are fusiform, the powder is brown.
This mushroom can be confused with the conditionally edible boletus wolf, which is also called false satanic. The latter is smaller in size and color. His hat is lighter, pinkish, the leg is yellowish. The flesh is dense and thick, if pressed, it turns blue. Grows in small groups in deciduous forests, prefers a warm climate and limestone soils. Distributed in Israel and the Mediterranean. According to some reports, it is poisonous when fresh and can be dangerous if it is not subjected to sufficient heat treatment.
Another similar species is pink-purple boletus. It is distinguished by a yellow stem and an uneven color of the cap with grayish spots. When cut, the pulp turns dark blue, almost sulfuric. It has a fruity, sour smell. Distributed in the southern regions of Russia, Ukraine, and other European countries. It settles in mountainous and hilly areas on calcareous soils. Prefers mixed and deciduous forests with beech and oak. It is rare, belongs to the poisonous.
Boletus de Gal is a similar species. It is poisonous, contains muscarine and can lead to severe poisoning. It has smaller sizes, an almost rounded glossy cap with a lilac tint, a spherical or elongated yellowish-pinkish leg with a mesh burgundy pattern.
Another double is the satanic mushroom. Its cap is from cushion to flattened, pale egg or white with a lilac shade and brown stains. The leg is round, dense, tapering upward, yellowish-reddish at the top, orange-red in the middle, brownish-yellow at the bottom. Refers to poisonous. In some European countries, it is considered conditionally edible.
Where beautiful boletus grow
The most beautiful boletus is widespread in North America, especially in the western United States and Canada, in the state of New Mexico. Grows in mixed forests. Forms mycorrhiza with conifers (stone fruit, great fir, false yessole).
Fruiting from late summer throughout the fall.
Is it possible to eat wonderful boletus
Refers to inedible and poisonous. Cannot be eaten.
Poisoning symptoms
The use of the most beautiful boletus leads to intoxication with the following symptoms:
- pain in the abdomen;
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- diarrhea;
- headache;
- weakness.
The first signs appear after a few hours, in case of severe poisoning - after 30-60 minutes. The process develops sharply, health is rapidly deteriorating. The severity of the poisoning depends on the amount of mushrooms eaten.
No fatalities reported.
First aid for poisoning
If you suspect poisoning, you must immediately call an ambulance. While waiting for doctors to take the following steps:
- Induce vomiting to clear food debris from the stomach. To do this, you need to drink warm water (3-4 glasses) and press your fingers on the root of the tongue.
- In the absence of diarrhea, give an enema to cleanse the intestines.
- Drink plenty of fluids: tea, clean cold water.
- Take activated charcoal (1 tablet per 10 kg of body weight).
Conclusion
Boletus fine - a poisonous mushroom with a spectacular appearance. Some authors classify it as conditionally edible and recommend boiling it in several waters before cooking.
