Conditionally edible mushrooms - Ugly milk-cap (Lactarius necator) and Club-foot (Ampulloclitocybe clavipes)

Today, two species of mushrooms at once. This is no coincidence, because they grow in the same period under the same conditions, and often close to each other. In addition, both mushrooms are considered inedible, and their consumption without proper processing or combining with alcohol may have unpredictable consequences.

The first one is Ugly milk-cap

This type of milkweed is quite a common species throughout Europe and North America. Its name is lactate nasty, or lactate smoluch. The latter name suits him better. It really does look filthy and dirty.

The hat of the lactating beetle has a distinctive grey-olive, black-olive color. The surface of the cap is convex with a small depression in the middle.

The brim of the hat is rolled up, circles are visible on the hat. It can reach up to 20 cm in diameter.

The gills are white, densely arranged, attached to the stem. The leg is cylindrical in shape, massive, thick and can reach up to 9 cm in height.

The thick and fleshy flesh is biscuit in color, but turns brown over time and secretes a white watery milk. It has a burning, pungent taste and a mild mushroom smell. It is considered an inedible mushroom, but in eastern Europe and Siberia it is eaten after cooking.

The second of the described species is the club-headed fungus

The cap of this mushroom has a variable color. It belongs to hygrophanous fungi. In the forest, we can meet gray-brown, olive-gray hats.

The hat can reach up to 8-9 cm in diameter. The young mushroom has a convex shape, then flat, until old funnel-shaped concave.

The gills are white in color, turning yellow over time. The leg is quite characteristic, which is reflected in the name of the mushroom. It has a cylindrical shape, but is clubbed and thickened at the base. It can reach up to 9 cm in height and 1.5-2 cm in thickness.

This mushroom has a white, watery flesh that has no distinct taste or smell. Mushroom considered inedible, but not poisonous. However, it is not recommended to eat the mushroom in combination with alcohol. May cause serious stomach upsets.

Both species are quite common. They grow in coniferous and mixed forests from summer to autumn. Often in groups.