Pine Mokruha (purple) is an edible mushroom of the Mokrukhov family with a dense, fleshy cap. We bring to your attention a description and a photo of the purple mock mushroom, as well as a similar type of pink mock. You can also learn about the rules for collecting and using these mushrooms in cooking and traditional medicine.
Family: Wet (Gomphidiaceae).
Synonyms: purple moss, glossy moss, yellow-legged moss, copper-red yellow legged.
Description. The hat is 3-12 cm in diameter, convex to open, with a slightly curved edge, red-yellow-brown, sticky, in dry weather – shiny. The plates go down the pedicle, thick, sparse, olive to yellowish-gray-reddish, reddish-brown, darkening with age. Stem 4-12 X 1 cm, usually tapering towards the base, fibrous to scaly, almost uniform in color with a cap, but yellow at the base. The pulp is wine-red, yellow-orange, more yellow in the stem.
The fungus bears fruit often and abundantly in forests with the participation of pine, in pine forests, in pine plantations, along heaths, often on hills. Forms mycorrhiza with pine, according to some sources – and with birch. Occurs from July to October. Mushrooms that grow after an autumn frost often acquire a coppery purple color. In Russia, the pine mokruha mushroom (purple) grows throughout the forest zone, except for the Far South and North.
Mushroom pink moss: photo and application
The mushroom pink (Gomphidius roseus) is easily distinguishable from C. rutilus. Pay attention to the photo of the mushroom: pink wormwood has a bright pink cap and lighter plates.
Application in traditional medicine. In folk medicine, ointments prepared on the basis of alcohol tincture are used against common and neurogenic dermatitis. Other mushrooms for the treatment of dermatitis are red fly agaric, gray dung beetle, yellow chanterelle and pointed fiber.
In the north and northeast of China, this moss is one of the main mushrooms collected by the local population, both for medicinal and food purposes.
Collecting rules: Collect young fruiting bodies. Alcohol infusions are used. The ointment is prepared in a similar way to that of the red fly agaric.
Cooking: Used for frying, does not require pre-cooking. In terms of taste, it is close to butter, which is the closest relative.
