Semi-white mushroom
Below is a description and photo of a semi-white mushroom, according to which a beginner mushroom picker will be able to distinguish it from other mushrooms.
Hat (diameter 5-22 cm): usually reddish brown, yellowish, chocolate or just brown. In young semi-white mushrooms, it is convex and slightly swollen, but eventually becomes almost flat. It is smooth to the touch, but may be with fine and shallow wrinkles, in wet weather how many.
Leg (height 4-17 cm): light yellow, tapers from bottom to top.
Tubular layer: with rounded pores of yellow color, which darkens slightly in old mushrooms.
Pulp: very dense, yellow in color, which does not change at the site of the cut and when interacting with air. It tastes sweetish, smells of carbolic acid.
Doubles: boletus root (Boletus radicans), inedible (Boletus calopus) and girlish (Boletus appendiculatus). The rooting boletus has a bitter taste and the flesh turning blue on the cut, the inedible leg has a more brightly colored leg, and the girl’s hat is darker and the leg is pointed below.
When a semi-white mushroom grows: from the beginning of July to the end of September in the warm countries of Europe.
Where can I find the semi-white mushroom: on moist soils of coniferous and deciduous forests, especially in the neighborhood of pine, beech and oak.
Eating: in pickled and dried form.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
Other names: half-white flight.
