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Talkers are a genus of mushrooms that includes a huge variety of specimens. Among them are both edible and poisonous. A particular danger is a pale-colored or light-colored talker. This variety belongs to the Ryadovkov family, it is common in most regions of Russia.
Where pale talkers grow
Weakly colored talkers grow throughout Europe. In Russia, they can be found in deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests of Siberia and the Far East region. Favorite places for the appearance of mushrooms are leafy areas under oaks, willows, spruces, birches. Representatives of the Ryadovkov family grow most often singly, but sometimes they can form small groups. Fruiting lasts from early August to late October.
What pale-colored talkers look like
The hats of young pale-colored govorushki are funnel-shaped with a well-defined dark circle in the center, their diameter does not exceed 5 cm. As they grow, the convex cap becomes even deeper in the center and takes the shape of a funnel. Its edges begin to bend upward. The color varies from whitish gray to ash gray, depending on the weather conditions. With strong humidity, it becomes darker, the surface becomes covered with mucus. In dry weather, the cap is very light and shows signs of dehydration. A thin and bare leg does not exceed 6 cm. Its shape is clavate in a pale-colored young talker, with age it transforms into a cylindrical, somewhat widening towards the base. Thin, watery white pulp gives off a sharp, unpleasant musty odor of the dust of a neglected barn. Gray plates are often located on the inside of the cap and slightly descend from top to bottom on the stem.
Is it possible to eat pale-colored talkers
Pale-colored talkers are unsuitable for food, as they contain toxic substances in their composition. Having tasted a dish made from these mushrooms, a person gets severe food poisoning. Some sources are inedible, others are poisonous. In any case, you cannot eat the species.
How to distinguish pale-colored talkers
Pale-colored relatives differ from edible representatives of the Ryadovkov family by dry pulp at the cut. If, when breaking, the fruit body secretes milky juice, then it is edible. Thus, one can distinguish between pale-colored and winter talkers, which have a strong similarity at a young age. This main rule will help not to confuse edible and conditionally edible mushrooms of the Ryadovkovye family from inedible and poisonous ones. In appearance, it is similar to a slightly colored grooved talker. However, the latter is smaller, and the surface of its cap becomes wrinkled after rain. It is a poisonous variety.
Poisoning symptoms
When poisoning with a pale-colored govorushka, the following symptoms occur:
- severe dizziness and headache;
- apathy, weakness of the whole body;
- a sharp decrease in blood pressure;
- increased salivation and sweating;
- violation of cardiac activity;
- anxiety attacks, manifestation of aggression, confusion or, conversely, lethargy, severe drowsiness;
- pain in the abdomen;
- vomiting, diarrhea, nausea;
- temperature increase;
- loss of consciousness - in especially serious cases.
Secondary symptoms of poisoning with a pale-colored talker can be chills, muscle tremors, and frequent urination.
First aid for poisoning
If the symptoms described above caused by eating mushrooms are present, the patient must be put to bed and done with gastric lavage and bowel cleansing:
- Drink plenty of water: 4 - 5 tbsp. - in small sips.
- Press on the root of the tongue with your fingers and induce vomiting.
- Take a laxative and give an enema.
Conclusion
The pale-colored talker contains toxic compounds that have not yet been fully studied by mycologists, therefore, in no case should it be eaten. When collecting mushrooms, you should be extremely vigilant, because such food poisoning is considered one of the most dangerous to human health.
