Edible and inedible rows: photos and descriptions of what the mushroom looks like, where and when they grow

Along with summer ones, there are many autumn types of rowings: according to fans of “mushroom hunting”, these mushrooms have a richer taste. Moreover, in the fall, you can find only two varieties of inedible rows, and these mushrooms can be easily distinguished from edible ones by their characteristic unpleasant odor. Despite the fact that these fruit cases are ranked only in the 4th category, mushroom pickers collect them with pleasure.

September rows are usually located among mixed forests with a predominance of spruce. Outwardly, they are pleasing to the eye, dense, stately, with a good shape. There are many lovers of these spicy mushrooms with a peculiar specific aroma.

Smelly ryadovki are often found in October. They grow very widely near paths and in forest clearings. In October, it is imperative to sniff all the mushrooms. As a result, you will quickly identify these dangerous chemical-smelling mushrooms to eat. Then you will distinguish them from similar edible pigeon rows that do not smell.

In October, you can still find beautiful edible red and yellow rows. If the frost has not passed, then they are bright and attractive. After frost, the color of the cap fades.

Before heading out into the forest, find out what row mushrooms look like and where they grow.

Edible Rowing Varieties

Gray row (Tricholoma portentosum).

The habitats of this species of autumn mushrooms: mixed and coniferous forests, growing in groups.

Season: September - November.

The cap is 5-12 cm in diameter, sometimes up to 16 cm, at first it is convex-bell-shaped, later it is convex. A distinctive feature of the species is a light gray or light creamy surface with a darker grayish brown center, sometimes with a violet or olive tint; the surface is radially fibrous with darker radial fibers in the middle. In the center of the mushroom cap, a gray row often has a flat tubercle. In young specimens, the surface is smooth and sticky.

The leg is 5-12 cm high, 1-2.5 cm thick, grayish-yellowish, covered with a mealy bloom in the upper part. The stem is short, thickened at the base.

The pulp is whitish and dense with a mealy taste and smell, at first solid, later grooved. Under the skin of the cap, the flesh is gray. Older mushrooms can have a pungent odor.

The plates are whitish, cream or grayish-yellow, straight and attached by a tooth to the pedicle or free. The edge of the cap and plate may become covered with yellowish spots as they age.

Variability: the fungus is highly variable in color depending on the stage of development, time and humidity of the season.

Similar species: according to the description of the mushroom, the gray ryadovka can be confused with the soap ryadovka (Tricholoma saponaceum), which is similar in shape and color at a young age, but differs in the presence of a strong soapy smell in the pulp.

Habitat: mixed and coniferous forests, growing in groups.

Edible, 4th category.

Cooking methods: frying, boiling, salting. Taking into account the pungent smell, it is not recommended to pick the most mature mushrooms, in addition, to soften the pungent odor, it is recommended to cook in 2 waters.

These photos clearly illustrate the description of the gray row:

Crowded row (Lyophyllum decastes).

Habitat: forests, parks and gardens, lawns, near stumps and on humus-rich soil, grow in large groups.

Season for picking edible mushroom twisted row: July - October.

The hat is 4-10 cm in diameter, sometimes up to 14 cm, at first hemispherical, later convex. The first distinctive feature of the species is the fact that the mushrooms grow in a dense group with accrete bases in such a way that they are difficult to separate. The second distinctive feature of the species is the bumpy, uneven surface of the brownish or gray-brown cap with drooping wavy edges.

As you can see in the photo, in this row in the center, the color of the cap is more saturated or darker than on the periphery:

There is often a small, wide tubercle in the center.

The leg is 4-10 cm high, 6-20 mm thick, dense, completely white at the top, gray-white or grayish-brown below, sometimes flattened and curved.

The pulp is white, thickened in the center of the cap, the taste and smell are pleasant.

The plates are adherent, frequent, white or off-white, narrow.

Variability: the fungus is highly variable in color depending on the stage of development, time and humidity of the season.

Poisonous similar species. The crowded row looks almost like poisonous yellowish-gray entoloma (Entoloma lividum), which also has wavy edges and a similar gray-brown cap color. The main difference is the smell of flour in the entoloma pulp and a separate, not crowded growth.

Edible, 4th category.

Cooking methods: salting, frying and marinating.

Look at the photos that illustrate the description of edible rows:

Pigeon row (Tricholoma columbetta).

Habitat: deciduous and mixed forests, in humid zones, grow in groups or singly.

Season: July - October.

The cap is 3-10 cm in diameter, sometimes up to 15 cm, dry, smooth, at first hemispherical, later convexly prostrate. A distinctive feature of the species is the bumpy and highly wavy surface of the ivory or white-cream cap. There are yellowish spots on the central part.

Look at the photo - the mushroom has a row of pigeon cap surface radially fibrous:

The stem is 5-12 cm high, 8-25 mm thick, cylindrical, dense, elastic, has a slight narrowing at the base. The pulp is white, dense, fleshy, later pinkish with a mealy odor and a pleasant mushroom taste, turns pink at the break.

The plates are frequent, first attached to the pedicle, later free.

Similarity with other species. According to the description, the edible pigeon ryadovka at an early stage of growth is similar to the gray ryadovka (Tricholoma portentosum), which is edible and has a different pleasant smell. As you grow, the difference increases due to the grayish color of the cap in the gray row.

Edible, 4th category, they can be fried and boiled.

Row yellow-red (Tricholomopsis rutilans).

Habitat: mixed and coniferous forests, often on pine and rotten spruce stumps or fallen trees, usually grow in large groups.

Season: July - September.

The cap has a diameter of 5 to 12 cm, sometimes up to 15 cm, in the youngest specimens it looks like a sharp cap, has a bell-shaped shape, then it becomes convex with the edges bent down and a small blunt tubercle in the center, and in mature specimens it is prostrate, with a slightly depressed middle. A distinctive feature of the species is the red-cherry uniform color of the cap in the youngest specimens, then it becomes yellow-red with a darker shade at the obtuse tubercle, and at maturity with a slightly depressed middle.

Look at the photo - this edible row has a dry, yellow-orange skin with small fibrous reddish scales:

The leg is 4-10 cm high and 0.7-2 cm thick, cylindrical, may be slightly thickened at the base, yellowish, with reddish flaky scales, often hollow. The coloration is the same color as the cap or slightly lighter; in the middle part of the stem, the coloration is more intense.

The pulp is yellow, thick, fibrous, dense with a sweetish taste and sour smell. Spores are light cream.

The plates are golden-yellow, egg-yellow, sinuous, adherent, thin.

Similarity with other species. The yellow-red line is easily recognizable due to its elegant coloration and beautiful appearance. The species is rare and is listed in the Red Book in some areas, the status is 3R.

Cooking methods: salting, pickling.

Edible, 4th category.

These photos show the rowing mushrooms, the description of which is given above:

Below are photos and descriptions of inedible varieties of rows.

Inedible varieties of rows

Row pseudo-white (Tricholoma pseudoalbum)

Habitat: deciduous and mixed forests, found in small groups and singly.

Season: August - October.

The hat has a diameter of 3 to 8 cm, at first hemispherical, later convex. A distinctive feature of the species is a white, white-cream, white-pinkish cap.

As shown in the photo, this inedible row has a leg 3-9 cm high, 7-15 mm thick, first white, later white-cream or white-pink:

The pulp is whitish, later slightly yellowish with a powdery odor.

The plates are adherent at first, later almost free, cream-colored.

Variability: the color of the cap varies from white to cream-white, pink-white and ivory.

Similarity with other species. The pseudo-white row is similar in shape and size to May row (Tricholoma gambosa), which is distinguished by the presence of delicate pinkish and greenish zones on the cap.

Inedible due to unpleasant taste.

Stinky row (Tricholoma inamoenum).

Where the stinky row grows: deciduous and mixed forests, in humid zones, grow in groups or singly.

Season: June - October.

The hat is 3-8 cm in diameter, sometimes up to 15 cm, dry, smooth, at first hemispherical, later convex. The edges become slightly wavy with age. The color of the cap is at first whitish or ivory, and with age with brownish or yellowish spots. The surface of the cap is often bumpy. The edge of the cap is folded down.

The leg is long, 5-15 cm high, 8-20 mm thick, cylindrical, dense, elastic, has the same color as the cap.

The pulp is white, firm, fleshy. A distinctive feature of the species is the smelly strong odor both in young mushrooms and in old ones. This smell is the same as DDT or lamp gas.

The plates are of medium frequency, adherent, whitish or creamy.

Similarity with other species. Row smelly at an early stage of growth is similar to gray row (Tricholoma portentosum), which is edible and has a different smell, not pungent, but pleasant. As you grow, the difference increases due to the grayish color of the cap in the gray row.

They are inedible due to a strong unpleasant smelly odor, which is not eliminated even after long boiling.

In this collection you can see photos of edible and inedible rows:


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