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In the Soviet Union, dyed-footed limbs were often found in the Far East and Siberia. However, now it belongs to endangered species and is under the protection of the Environmental Department of the Russian Federation.
What does a painted leg look like
Colored-footed limbs, like other mushrooms of the genus Harrya, belong to the Boletov family and have similar characteristics.
The hat is 3.5-11 cm in diameter, cushion-shaped, felt in the middle and at the edge. The tubules are up to 1.3 cm long, rather wide, depressed closer to the base. The leg is straight or curved, 6-11 cm in height, 0.8-2 cm in diameter. The pulp tastes fresh, without any special smell. Spores 12-16x4.5-6.5 microns, oblong, ellipsoidal.
In terms of the external structure of the obabok, it resembles other representatives of the Boletov family.
A distinctive feature of dyed-legged birch (another name for dyed-legged birch) is its color:
- The hat can be pale, dirty pink, olive sand, pinkish gray, walnut lilac. Often unevenly colored, pinkish under felt.
- The tubules of young mushrooms are creamy, pale ocher. If you press, they change color to pinkish, in mature ones - with a nutty tint, creamy-sandy.
- The stem is creamy or white, with pink scales, bright yellow at the base or lower half.
- The pulp is white, the color does not change in the cut.
- Spores are chestnut brown or pinkish.
Where the dyed-legged mushroom grows
On the territory of Russia, the species is known in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and in the Far East - Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, the Jewish Autonomous District, the Kuril Islands, Kamchatka. Outside of Russia, it grows in China, Japan, Scotland, North America.
Colored limbs prefers the soil next to the birch for growth. Found in dry oak and oak-pine forests. You can find it between July and September.
Is it possible to eat dyed leg
Considered to be conditionally edible mushrooms. This species can be used for food only by subjecting it to additional processing:
- boiling;
- soaking;
- drying;
- blanching.
After that, you can use it for food without fear for their taste and health.
Before cooking, the mushroom must be processed
Mushroom taste
According to state standards, dyed-legged limbs are classified in the second category. It combines valuable taste and substances useful for the human body.In terms of nutritional value, it is close to animal products.
In terms of the content of thiamine (vitamin B1), dyed-footed bobs are on a par with cereals, and in terms of the amount of ergocalciferol (vitamin D) - with natural butter. Fruiting bodies contain almost as much PP vitamin as liver and yeast. In addition, they contain carbohydrates, enzymes, some types of fats, and trace elements - potassium, magnesium, fluorine, sodium, iron, chlorine and sulfur.
Benefits and harm to the body
The main benefit of mushrooms lies in components valuable to humans.
The amino acids included in their composition, such as leucine, histidine, arginine and tyrosine, are easily broken down and absorbed in the intestine, quickly absorbed, and have a beneficial effect on the digestive tract.
Lecithin, lowers cholesterol.
All this complex of useful substances, including vitamins and minerals, has a beneficial effect on the metabolism, the cardiovascular system. It also normalizes the function of the thyroid gland, improves immunity, and promotes the production of melanin in the cells of the epidermis.
Speaking of useful properties, one cannot but mention the only drawback: mushrooms are poorly digested due to the presence of fungin in them (the same chitin as in the shell of crustaceans).
False doubles
Mushroom pickers often confuse different-colored stump species with boletus and boletus boletus. They have similar symptoms. For example, pink boletus, classic boletus and red-brown boletus at a young age are similar to painted-legged boletus.
Boletus that turns pink at a young age is similar to a colored birch
If you do not dig out the leg of the mushroom, which has the main distinguishing feature - a bright yellow color at the base of the root, then it is impossible to distinguish them.
Collection rules
Mushrooms need to be picked carefully: do not pluck together with a part of the mycelium, but cut off with a knife. This is the guarantee of subsequent harvests. Due to the incorrect collection of the limb, the dyed-footed ones are ranked as endangered species.
Mushrooms are absorbent. They should not be collected near roadways or places where harmful substances are released, as they contain a significant amount of absorbed poisons.
Use
In cooking, stubby mushrooms compete with boletus mushrooms both when preparing for future use and in hot dishes.
Colored leg is suitable for all types of processing. It can be fried, dried, boiled, pickled.
Conclusion
Despite the fact that the dyed-legged curb has valuable taste, it is worth refraining from collecting it on the territory of Russia. Otherwise, the employees of the Blagoveshchensky reserve in the Amur Region are in vain to preserve this species.
