Probably every person knows or heard about a mushroom like champignon. Many love and appreciate him for a pleasant smell and excellent taste. Thanks to the industrial cultivation of these mushrooms, we can enjoy them almost all year round without fear for our health, because now you can buy them in any supermarket.
But there are people who, in spite of everything, prefer the “silent hunt” to shopping in the store. In this case, they should be careful and careful not to confuse the false champignon with the real one.
Types of Champignon
To be calm, going to a "silent hunt", you should know what mushrooms are, where and at what time they grow. Also, knowledge of how the false champignon looks to distinguish it from the present will be useful. In general, more than a dozen species of these fungi are found in nature. So, for example, champignon large-spore and common (or meadow) are most often found in the steppe or in meadows. In the vegetable garden and in the garden, double-species and double-ring species usually grow.
And near the trees you can find field champignon. These species grow from May to October. There are also forest species of these mushrooms. They are found from July to mid-October, can grow in both deciduous and mixed forests. These include champignons dark red, coppice, August. And in coniferous forests, as a rule, there is a forest species that grows near fir trees.
False champignons: how to distinguish from real ones?
Fans of the “silent hunt” may be in danger, because among the edible mushrooms, false champignon, such as platyalophagous, reddish and yellow-skinned, can be found. They usually appear from mid-summer. Most often they can be found in deciduous and mixed forests.
But such "doubles" can grow in fields, in meadows, as well as in parks and near houses. Outwardly, they practically do not differ from their edible counterparts, but they have features that make it possible to recognize false champignon among real ones. If you press on the flesh of such a mushroom, it will turn yellow, and at the cut at the base of the leg - bright yellow. After a while, the color will turn orange or even brown. For comparison: in edible mushrooms, when the pulp is pressed, it turns red or pink. In addition, inedible specimens can be recognized by a specific smell. It looks like the smell of drugs, iodine or carbolic acid. If you drop the false mushroom in boiling water, then the water will turn yellow immediately, and the unpleasant odor will intensify.
