How to distinguish between red mushroom and poisonous red mushroom

Russula is also known as big red mushroom, true red mushroom, true red mushroom, etc. Its fruiting body is generally medium-sized. Poisonous red mushroom is also known as vomiting red mushroom. It looks similar to red mushroom, but its fruiting body is generally smaller. It is a widely distributed poisonous fungus. Both belong to the genus Russula of the family Russula in the order Agaricales. Let's take a look at the difference between big red mushroom and poisonous red mushroom!

How to distinguish between red mushroom and poisonous red mushroom

The difference between the appearance of the big red mushroom and the poisonous red mushroom

1. Russula: The fruiting body of Russula is generally medium-sized, with a cap diameter of 5-12 cm, which is initially flat and hemispherical and then flat. It is sticky when young, dull or velvety, with a dark red to dark (black) red in the middle, and a lighter dark red edge. Fine horizontal lines are often seen on the cap edge. The flesh, gills, and stipes are all white, the spores are nearly spherical and colorless, and the capsule is nearly fusiform.

2. Poisonous Russula: The fruiting body of Poisonous Russula is generally small, with a cap of 5-9 cm, flat hemispherical, which later becomes flat, concave when old, sticky, smooth, light pink to coral red, with lighter edges and ridges, and the epidermis is easily peeled off. The flesh is white, the gills are pure white, the stipe is white or pink, the spores are nearly spherical and colorless, and the cystic body is lanceolate.

The difference between the origin of big red mushroom and poisonous red mushroom

1. Big red mushroom: Big red mushroom grows in groups or singly on the ground in the forest in summer and autumn. It is mostly produced in Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Hubei and other places, and is distributed in Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and other places abroad.

2. Poisonous red mushroom: Poisonous red mushroom grows scattered or in groups on the ground in the forest in summer and autumn. It is mostly produced in Hebei, Jilin, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Tibet, and Yunnan.

The difference between the toxicity of big red mushroom and poisonous red mushroom

1. Big red mushroom: Big red mushroom is rich in nutrients, non-toxic, and a high-protein food. It has the effect of nourishing the body and mind and is suitable for people of all ages. It can be boiled, steamed, or stewed alone, or added to meat or eggs as a condiment. The freshly picked big red mushroom will have tender meat and good flavor when boiled or stewed, and the soup will be bright red and sweet. If boiled or stewed with chicken, duck, or pork ribs, it will have color, fragrance, and taste.

2. Poisonous red mushroom: Poisonous red mushroom tastes spicy and is poisonous. After eating, it mainly causes symptoms of gastroenteritis-type poisoning. Generally, the onset is fast and the course is short. In addition to severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, severe cases also experience facial muscle twitching, accelerated pulse, and increased or decreased body temperature. Some may die due to heart failure or blood circulation failure.