What are inedible mushrooms - a list in pictures

When harvesting mushrooms, you need to be extremely careful, because along with edible specimens, inedible, and sometimes even poisonous representatives grow in the vastness of your native land. Eating such mushrooms can lead to severe poisoning, it is not uncommon for such an ailment to end in death. To know which mushrooms are poisonous, you need to carefully study the catalogs of inedible mushrooms, you should not collect suspicious or little-known specimens.

Death cap

Another name for the mushroom is green fly agaric, its cap grows from 6 to 12 centimeters in scope, the skin color is yellow-brown-olive, pale green, very rarely the outer surface is almost white. The shape of the cap is ovoid at first, then flat-convex and at the end becomes completely prostrate. On the skin you can see warty white flakes. The spore-bearing layer consists of wide free plates that do not change color. The leg is in the form of a cylinder with a thickening at the bottom, its height is 8-15 centimeters, painted in a white-yellow or white-green tint. White flesh does not change color when cut.

Value false (Horseradish mushroom)

The shape of the cap of young specimens is convex-rounded, the edges are tucked up, the diameter is about 8-10 centimeters, the more mature ones have a flat shape with a tubercle in the center, the skin is smooth, sticky, the surface color varies from light yellow to brown, and the edges almost always remain white. There is a powdery coating on the leg, it grows up to 9 centimeters in height and 2 centimeters in thickness. The structure of the pulp is dense, cream or white in color, has an unpleasant odor, it is a bit like the smell of potatoes or turnips. The lamellar layer is adherent, in young animals it is light gray then gradually darkens.

fiber patouillard

The fungus is a mortal danger to the human body. The span of the cap is 3-9 centimeters, it is painted in red-yellow shades, there are radial fibers on the skin, its shape changes from bell-conical to completely prostrate. Frequent, loose plates have a white color with a touch of olive-brown, blush when pressed. The stem has the shape of a cylinder, the length does not exceed 7 centimeters, the diameter is 1-2 centimeters, the color is usually slightly lighter than the tone of the cap surface. The whitish flesh does not have a strong odor, but the taste is unpleasant, it turns red on the cut.

Galerina fringed

The convex or bell-shaped cap has a brown color with a yellow tint, in mature specimens the shape is flat, the edges are translucent and you can see the grooves located in parallel. Narrow plates descending to the stem, at the beginning of growth are painted in light colors, when the spores ripen, they acquire a brown-rusty hue. The brown leg is thin and not too long, only 4-5 centimeters, there is a yellow ring on top, it disappears with age, above it the leg is covered with powdery coating. The flesh has a mealy odor, brown in the stalk and yellow in the cap. This type of inedible poisonous mushrooms can often be found in the forests of the Kuban.

Gymnopilus Juno

This species belongs to hallucinogenic mushrooms. The span of the cap is 3-15 centimeters, hemispherical in young animals, later it transforms into a convex or prostrate. The finely scaly surface is colored orange or ocher yellow. The plates are often arranged, wide, yellow in very young specimens and become brown-rusty with age, the flesh has a pronounced almond smell, its color is pale yellow with a brown tint. The leg grows from 3 to 20 centimeters in length, the thickness does not exceed 4 centimeters, thickened at the base, the color is brown, there is a membranous ring of a small size.

Whitish talker

The diameter of the cap is 2-7 centimeters, the surface is pronounced powdery, the convex shape transforms into a prostrate or funnel-shaped with age. On the skin of a dirty white color, you can notice spots of a dark color, the wavy edge of the young is tucked. The pedunculated laminae are often arranged, cream or pale grey, pink-yellow in old specimens. The stem is generally straight, but may be slightly curved, does not grow more than 5 centimeters in height and 0.7 centimeters in thickness, is painted in pale brown or white. White flesh does not tend to change color when broken.

Papillary breast

The size of the mushroom cap is 3-9 centimeters, centric circles can be seen on the skin, the surface color is dark brown with a clear tint of purple. Basically, the shape of the cap is flat, and the edges are tucked up, sometimes there is a small tubercle in the center. The plates are frequent, white, in old mushrooms more often yellow-cream. The stem is short but massive, becoming hollow as it matures. When pressing on the outer part of the cap, a distinct brown spot appears.

gall fungus

It can grow singly or in large groups, it looks like a white mushroom, the leg is strong and massive, the pulp is fibrous, the thickness reaches 7 centimeters, there is a dense brown mesh on the skin. The cap is a spongy formation, in the upper part it has a thin layer of porous substance, at first the hemispherical shape resembles a saucer with age. The surface is painted in a pale brown or rich ocher shade. Insects do not damage this species - this is another sign by which this poisonous mushroom can be treated.

Greenfinch

The outer surface of the cap has a bright green color, it is convex, and there is a characteristic tubercle in the center; at an older age, frequent scales can be observed on the skin, the diameter of the cap is 12-15 centimeters. The maximum height of the stem is 3 centimeters and about 2 centimeters thick, the surface is painted green and less often yellow. The plates are densely packed, their color varies from yellow to lemon, the spore-bearing layer has a distinct smell of flour. The flesh on the cut is white, but soon changes color to yellow. This is one of the most common inedible types of mushrooms that mushroom pickers come across in the Rostov region.

Umbrella comb (Lepiota)

The size of the cap of even an adult mushroom does not exceed 4 centimeters, in young it looks like an inverted bell, later it straightens out more and more, the outer surface is dry and velvety covered with scales, the color is pink or gray, and in mature specimens it is rich brown. The plates are small and break easily, a thin stem grows about 5 centimeters in length, the surface is silky, in the middle you can see the remains of a ring, which is almost imperceptible in old mushrooms. A distinctive feature is the quickly reddening flesh on the cut, which has an unpleasant smell of rotten garlic.

False pig (Thin)

The cap has a smooth surface, reaches 6-14 centimeters in span, the edge is lowered and velvety, its shape is rounded, but the center is slightly depressed, the skin is olive-brown when the mushroom is still young and eventually acquires a gray or rusty-brown hue. Usually the surface is dry, but becomes sticky when the air humidity rises. The plates descending to the leg have a brown-yellow color, when pressed, they acquire a rich brown hue. The color of the stem is usually identical to the skin of the cap, does not grow more than 9 centimeters in height and 2.5 centimeters in thickness, thickened at the base. The soft pulp has a dense structure, it is yellow-brown or light yellow, but quickly darkens when pressed.

false chanterelles

A small mushroom cap in diameter is only 1-6 centimeters, flat at the beginning of growth, later becomes funnel-shaped, the edge is lowered, the center is depressed, the skin is velvety, painted in bright orange with a yellow or red tint, fades with age. The leg is even and thin, no more than 6 centimeters long, sometimes bends under the weight of the cap, the skin color is identical to the cap, only at the base it is darker, sometimes almost black. Branched plates are often located, descending on the stem, the pulp has a mushroom smell, its color is white with a yellow tint.

Milky gray-pink

The rounded hat is flat or convex, the edges are usually bent, maturing, it transforms into a funnel-shaped one, the edges straighten out, but a tubercle remains in the center, a diameter of 13-15 centimeters, the skin is dry and velvety to the touch, its shade is brown or gray-pink, rarely yellow-sand. An even leg has a smooth skin, usually slightly lighter than the outer surface of the cap, young animals have no cavities inside, the length of the leg is 5-9 centimeters, the diameter is 2-3 centimeters. The thick pulp is quite fragile, it does not change color on the cut, but it secretes milky juice, the color is almost white, sometimes with a yellow tint, it has a distinct smell of spices and is bitter in taste.

Milky prickly

The thin-fleshy cap has a flat shape, thin veins can be seen on the skin, in mature specimens it transforms into a flat prostrate, and in the center there is a papillary tubercle with a sharp end. The edges of the cap are lowered, slightly ribbed, sometimes straight, the color of the outer surface is red-pink, carmine or lilac-red, there are small scales. The plates are forked, narrow, frequent, descending, pink-ocher hue turns brown when pressed. The pink-lilac leg tapers closer to the base in length reaches 2-6 centimeters, the thickness does not exceed 1 centimeter. Pale white flesh turns green when pressed.

Fly agaric spring (Smelly)

The hat is wide and resembles a curved saucer, the outer part is smooth and shiny, usually its shade is light cream or white. The stem is usually no longer than 13 centimeters and no thicker than 4 centimeters, thickened in the place where it is attached to the hat, sometimes you can see the remains of the ring, the skin is rough, there is a sticky coating. The pulp is white and contains contact poisons; you cannot touch such a fungus. In case of contact, immediately wash your hands thoroughly. In the Belgorod region, this inedible mushroom, along with others, is much more common.

Fly agaric red

As it grows, the hat transforms from spherical to round-flat and flat, its span is about 10-19 centimeters, the color of the outer part is bright orange and many shades of red, there are white scales on the skin, but rain can wash them away. The pulp smells pleasant, pale yellow or white, uneven, thick, frequent plates of the spore-bearing layer are white and turn yellow as the fungus ripens. The shape of the stem is cylindrical, tuberous at the base, in addition, it is covered with several rows of scales, a membranous ring can be seen on top of the stem, it hangs in mature specimens, the girth does not exceed 4 centimeters, the length is about 8-20 centimeters. Often this inedible species of mushrooms is met by mushroom pickers in the Leningrad Region.

Fly agaric panther

Usually the color of the cap is brown, but specimens with brown, gray or dirty olive skin are often found, on the surface there are white concentric warts that are easily separated from the cap. In young growth, a rounded convex hat is formed, in mature mushrooms it is semi-prostrate, with a diameter of 6-12 centimeters. The plates are free, caps expand nearby, the pulp is watery and with an unpleasant odor. The height of the leg varies from 5 to 11 centimeters, in girth - 1-2 centimeters, the surface is fleecy, tuberous-swollen at the base, a ring is noticeable on the skin.

Fly agaric

The color of the cap changes with the age of the mushroom from white to green-yellow, diameter is 4-9 centimeters, the hemispherical shape is replaced by a flat-convex one, on the outer surface you can see small flakes of a gray tint - these are the remains of a bedspread. The flesh has a distinct odor and resembles a raw potato, its color is white and does not change when broken. Narrow, loose plates are painted yellow or white. The stem has the shape of a cylinder, 1-2 cm thick, 5-11 cm high, usually painted in the same tone as the outer part of the cap, there is a noticeable hanging ring.

alder moth

The mushroom grows in large groups, when ripe, the spherical hat transforms into a cone-shaped one, and later it looks like a small (5 centimeters) saucer, the outer side is covered with scales, they are lemon like the skin of the hat. Small, thin, often planted plates change yellow-lemon color to darker ones. There is no ring on the high and thin stem, the surface of the skin is colored in the tone of the cap, the flesh does not lose color on the cut.

Honey agaric false brick-red

At the beginning of growth, the rounded hat is bright orange, as it matures, it already looks like a saucer, it takes on a red-brick hue, at the edges there are fragments of a covering coverlet in the form of large flakes. The leg is long, and the thickness does not exceed 2 centimeters. The ring inherent in this honey agaric is missing.

Honey agaric false sulfur-yellow

The span of a convex bell-shaped cap is 2-6 centimeters, when ripe, it takes a flat shape, the surface is smooth, the color ranges from yellow-brown to sulfur-yellow, and the edges are always lighter, the center can be red-brown. Frequent, wide plates have a yellow-green or brown-olive color. The thickness of the leg does not exceed 1 centimeter, it reaches 10 centimeters in height, the cylindrical shape is narrowed at the base. The pulp is fibrous with an unpleasant odor and bitter taste, colored sulfur-yellow.

pepper mushroom

A convex-rounded hat with a diameter of 2-8 centimeters, as it grows, takes on an almost flat shape, the outer part is velvety, dry and glitters in the sun, becomes covered with mucus when the humidity rises. The color of the outer surface of the cap is copper, orange, light brown, brown or red. The pulp has a color of yellow sulfur, takes on a reddish hue at the break. The length of a slightly curved stem is 4-9 centimeters, in girth no more than 1.5 centimeters, tapering closer to the base, usually the shade of the surface is identical to the hat. The tubules are adherent, descending, the pores are large, their color is brown-red.

Lattice red

The cap and stem of the fungus are absent, the fruiting body at the beginning of growth is ovoid about 6 centimeters in height and 5 centimeters in width, covered with a brown or white leathery shell, under which there is a mucous-gelatinous layer, a dome-shaped mesh structure is formed in the depth of the fungus. When ripe, the outer surface of the shell bursts and the fungus takes the form of a bright sphere with irregularly shaped cells. The surface inside the sphere is covered with a slimy dark spore mass, it has a sharp putrefactive odor.

satanic mushroom

The species is quite large, the span of a hemispherical cap is 10-25 centimeters, the outer part is velvety and dry, the skin is dirty grayish or white, sometimes with a yellow tint and pale green stains. The tubular layer is yellow in young animals and yellow-green in mature representatives, small pores change color from yellow to red-orange, sometimes turn blue when pressed with a clear green tint. The stem is barrel-shaped and massive, about 7-15 centimeters high and 3 to 9 centimeters thick, pale yellow on top, red-orange in the middle, with a mesh pattern. The flesh is creamy, it slowly turns red at the break, and eventually turns blue.

Pig fat

The hat has a brown or rusty-brown color, the center is depressed, the edges are wrapped inward, it gradually transforms and takes on a convex appearance, and the color changes to brown-olive, diameter is 15-25 centimeters, the surface is dry and velvety. Creamy plates fall on the leg, turn brown when pressed, the hard pulp has a dense structure, turns brown on the cut. The fleshy leg at the base is expanded, the skin is dark brown, velvety, about 3-5 centimeters wide, 5-10 centimeters high.

Russula girlish

The thin-fleshy cap reaches 3-6 centimeters in diameter, at an early stage of growth it is semicircular and then gradually transforms into a flat-spread, and concave-prostrate at maturity. The shade of the outer part is purplish-pink, brown-lilac or violet-purple. The plates are thin, narrow, attached, forked from the stem, at first white or cream, later turning yellow. The leg is more often cylindrical than club-shaped, 5-7 centimeters high, 1-1.5 centimeters in diameter, white or yellow with a distinct mealy smell. Fragile white flesh turns yellow within 8-10 hours, fresh in taste.

Russula stinging (Vomitous)

The smooth, shiny surface of the cap is painted in a bright scarlet color, there is a dark spot in the middle, the range is from 3 to 10 centimeters. In young animals, it is convex, maturing, takes a flat shape or cracks, the middle is usually depressed, radial grooves can be seen along the edges. The plates are adherent, rare, their color is rich white and only in the oldest specimens they are cream. The club-shaped leg is also white, sometimes with a pink tinge, grows about 2 centimeters thick, 7-9 centimeters high, the skin is covered with bloom. The pulp does not have a strong smell, is white and does not lose color on the cut.

Entoloma poisonous

The cap of the mushroom is quite wide and flat, as it matures, the span can be 20-22 centimeters, the outer part is silky, covered with mucus with increasing air humidity, the skin color varies from yellow to brown. Powerful plates are rarely located, at first they are cream, later they turn pink. The pulp at the break is dense, white, has a pronounced smell of fresh flour. The flexible, fibrous leg grows up to 11 centimeters in length, but the thickness does not exceed 2.5 centimeters.