Volushka mushrooms: photos of false and real ones, similar mushrooms, doubles

Content

1 Are there false waves?
- 1.1 What mushrooms are called “false mushrooms”
2 What mushrooms look like trumpet mushrooms?
- 2.1 Edible mushrooms similar to Volushka
- 2.2 Inedible and poisonous mushrooms that look like mushrooms
3 How to distinguish tremors from other mushrooms
- 3.1 How to distinguish a wave from a toadstool
4 Conclusion

Volnushki are mushrooms of the genus Mlechniki, family Russula. They are classified as conditionally edible mushrooms that can be eaten after careful and competent processing. Experienced mushroom pickers consider them a delicacy: when properly prepared, they acquire an exquisite taste. They are especially good when salted and pickled.

For those who are just beginning to get acquainted with the intricacies of “silent hunting”, it is important not to make a mistake and not bring a poisonous mushroom from the forest. Many of them have “doubles”; they are also present in this species of laticifers. False mushrooms - are they edible or poisonous, how to recognize them - more on that later.

Are there false waves?

There are two types of waves - white and pink.Beginners often confuse them with other representatives of the Milky genus. They also grow in birch or forests mixed with birch and prefer places with high humidity.

What mushrooms are called “false mushrooms”

False volnushki are called various types of milkweeds that have an external resemblance to real volnushki. They differ in the size, color of the cap, the degree of its pubescence, and the severity of the concentric circles on it. Mushrooms belonging to false moths also grow in wetlands and deciduous forests. Often true and similar varieties appear side by side, increasing the possibility of errors.

What mushrooms look like trumpet mushrooms?

They are often confused not only with milkweeds, but also with other representatives of the Russula family - saffron milk caps, milk mushrooms. Most of them are edible, but there are also inedible mushrooms among them. Below are photos and descriptions of false mushrooms, as well as mushrooms similar to them.

Edible mushrooms similar to Volushka

Real mushrooms have a set of characteristic external features that make them easy to recognize among similar mushrooms. However, inexperienced silent hunters often make mistakes during collection. Photos and descriptions of mushrooms that look like mushrooms will help you avoid this.

Faded or sluggish milkweed (Lactarius vietus)

A fragile mushroom that looks like a mushroom, only gray in color. The cap is funnel-shaped, thin-fleshy, 3-8 cm in diameter, light gray with a lilac tint. The stem of the false mushroom is the same color as the cap, smooth, up to 8 cm high, 2 cm wide. The white, fragile flesh has a strong pungent taste. The milky sap turns green when it dries.

Gray milkweed (Lactarius flexuosus)

This species is also known as the serushka.The cap is convex or convex-spread, with wavy, inwardly curved edges. It is colored brownish or pinkish-gray; there are faintly visible annular zones on the surface. The plates are sparse, thick, cream or light yellow, descending along a cylindrical stalk. The pulp is white, with a pronounced aroma. The milky juice is white, the color remains unchanged in air.

Lilac milkweed (Lactarius lilacinus)

Grows in deciduous forests, mainly under alders. It has a rounded cap with a depression in the middle and thin drooping edges. Its diameter does not exceed 8 cm. The skin of the cap is dry, matte, with a slight edge, pinkish-lilac in color, without concentric rings. The plates are thin, adherent, lilac-yellow. The pulp is white or pale pink, fragile, without a pronounced taste or smell. It grows only in September. The milky juice is white, caustic, and does not change its properties when in contact with air.

Aspen milkweed (Lactarius controversus)

A typical representative of the Russula family. The fruiting bodies grow large, the cap can reach 30 cm in diameter. It has a funnel shape and curved fluffy or smooth edges. The surface of the cap is milky, sometimes with pink spots, and becomes sticky after rain. May become light orange with age. The leg is dense, cylindrical, the same color as the cap. Grows next to poplar and aspen.

Violin (Lactarius vellereus)

The mushroom has a dense fleshy cap 8-25 cm in diameter with curved or outstretched wavy edges. The skin is covered with short hair, most often has a white color, but can acquire a yellow or reddish tint. The pulp is white, hard, brittle with a pleasant aroma and pungent taste.

Yellow breast (Lactarius scrobiculatus)

A yellow mushroom called podskrebysh or volonukha looks like a wave. The official name is yellow milk mushroom. The cap is bright or dirty yellow, spread out, funnel-shaped in the center, with the edge turned down. Its surface can be sticky, woolly or smooth, with concentric zones. The leg is short, thick, with brown spots. The pulp and milky juice of this false trumpet are white, but turn yellow when cut.

Saffron milk caps (Lactarius deliciosus)

Mushrooms that look like trumpet mushrooms, only red, are the most delicious representatives of the Milk family. The color of saffron milk caps can be yellow, red-brown, reddish or orange. The shiny, smooth, slightly moist cap has concentric circles. The pulp has a pleasant taste and a light fruity aroma; when cut it turns greenish-blue. The milky juice is colored in various shades of red. Ryzhiki do not need to be soaked before cooking, as they have a pleasant taste.

Attention! Young saffron milk caps and saffron milk caps are very easy to confuse due to the similar shape of the caps, especially since they often grow together. Saffron milk caps are distinguished by their milky carrot juice, pleasant smell, and their flesh changes color.

Inedible and poisonous mushrooms that look like mushrooms

Among the false mushrooms there are also inedible mushrooms. They are not poisonous, but due to their low taste and the pungent smell of the pulp, which does not disappear even after soaking, they are not eaten. None of the mushrooms that look like mushrooms are poisonous. Photos of inedible false mushrooms will help you avoid mistakes during collection.

Spiny milkweed (Lactarius spinosulus)

This mushroom is rare and grows in August-October. The cap is flat-convex, with a small depression in the middle.Its surface is matte, dry, scaly, red-pink in color with dark annular zones. The plates are thin, at first fawn, later yellowish. The leg is round, hollow inside, dry, smooth. The pulp is lilac, brittle, thin. White milky juice, in contact with air, turns green.

Sticky milkweed (Lactarius blennius)

The mushroom got its name due to the adhesive surface of the cap. It has a downward curved, slightly pubescent edge. The color of the fruiting body varies from grayish to dirty green. There are concentric rings on the skin. The stem is slightly lighter than the cap and also has a sticky surface. In young specimens it is complete, but with age it becomes hollow. The white, brittle pulp has a sharp peppery taste and turns gray when cut. The milky sap is white and turns olive green when dried.

Liver milkweed (Lactarius hepaticus)

In pine forests there is a mushroom that looks like a moth, only brown in color - hepatic milkweed. It has a smooth cap and is brown-olive in color. The plates are thin, frequent, pinkish or brownish. The leg is straight, the same color as the cap or a little lighter. The hepatic milkweed is distinguished by brittle, extremely caustic, creamy or brown pulp.

How to distinguish tremors from other mushrooms

In order to distinguish a real mushroom from its doubles, you need to know the characteristic signs that make them impossible to confuse.

Volnushka pink has:

a convex cap at first, and later a flat cap with a recess and a turned-down edge;
coarse dense fibers on the cap are arranged in concentric circles;
the surface of the leg is covered with fluff;
The skin is slightly mucous, darkens when touched.

The white variety differs from the pink variety in its smaller size.Its distinctive features:

the cap is densely pubescent, there are no concentric rings;
the leg may have a smooth or slightly fleecy surface;

A feature that unites both types of true trumpets: white pulp and milky juice do not change color when in contact with air. The photos and descriptions offered above will tell you how to distinguish false waves from real ones.

How to distinguish a wave from a toadstool

Toadstool is a very toxic mushroom. Eating it is fatal, so it is very important to be able to accurately recognize it. Characteristic external signs of a toadstool:

the cap of the toadstool has a bell-shaped or flat shape;
the plates under the cap are white, sometimes with a greenish tint;
the toadstool's leg is thin and long;
the leg of the pale toadstool grows from the volva - a special formation at the root, similar to an egg;
under the cap of the poisonous mushroom there is a ring - a kind of “skirt”, but over time it can collapse and disappear;
the toadstool completely lacks a forest, mushroom smell;
the toadstool does not darken when broken;
The fruiting body of the toadstool is not damaged by parasitic insects.

Neither true representatives of the species nor false ones possess these traits.

Conclusion

False mushrooms are divided into edible and inedible. With skillful preparation, all of them can be eaten without fear of getting food poisoning. When going to the forest, you need to follow the golden rule of mushroom pickers: if you are not sure whether a mushroom is edible, it is better to throw it away. If it seems that the mushroom looks like a mushroom, but upon closer examination you can see that it is tubular, you can say for sure that it does not belong to either false or real mushrooms, and also does not belong to the Russula family and the genus Milky.

Name:	False waves
Type:	Inedible