Row earthy-gray: photo and description

Due to its modest and unassuming appearance, the ryadovka is earthy-gray, usually deprived of the attention of lovers of "quiet hunting". And this is completely in vain: mushrooms can be easily found in fallen needles or foliage, they do not require additional labor-intensive processing costs, and besides, they make excellent snacks with piquant taste.

The mushroom harvest from the earthy row can be collected quickly enough, because during its fruiting period it can be found in huge quantities. However, so that their inedible counterparts do not end up in your basket with these edible mushrooms, you need to familiarize yourself with the main features of their appearance.

We offer you to study the information with a detailed description and a photo of the rowing of earthy gray.

Mushroom ryadovka earthy-gray: photo and description

Latin name:Tricholoma terreum.

Family: Ordinary.

Synonyms: the rowing is ground, the rowing is earthy.

Hat: diameter up to 7-9 cm, fragile, bell-shaped, becomes fully prostrate in adulthood. The structure of the cap is finely fleshy, dry, with a cracking surface. Looking at the photo of a row of grainy-gray, you can see hairy blackish scales located over the entire surface of the cap:

Leg: up to 2-2.5 cm thick, up to 8-10 cm high, expanded towards the base. The color is pink-cream with a whitish tint and vertical strokes characteristic of the genus Lepista. The flesh of the leg is usually fibrous with hard veins.

Pulp: white or grayish, dense. It has a floral aroma and a slightly sweet taste.

Plates: uneven, sparse with white or light gray color.

Application: The earthy-gray row is widely used in cooking, as it has good taste. The taste, aroma and nutritional properties of the mushroom will not leave anyone indifferent. Perfect for a wide variety of processing processes. They are pickled, salted, boiled, fried, stewed, baked, made salads and soups from them. These edible mushrooms have proven to be excellent products for long-term storage.

Edibility: an edible mushroom with nutritious properties that can make up for missing vitamins in the human body. However, it should be said that some mushroom pickers consider the earthy-gray ryadovka inedible and even poisonous.

Similarities and differences: earthy rowing in appearance resembles a gray rowing. The main difference is a slender leg, a light yellow plaque on the plates, as well as a pleasant flour smell of gray ryadovka. Even if you confuse these types, nothing terrible will happen, because both rows are edible. Another earthy ryadovka according to the description is similar to a pointed poisonous ryadovka. Its cap has a bell-conical shape and an ash-gray color with striped edges, a mealy smell, and also a bitter taste. In addition, the rowing is earthy-gray similar to a toadstool, but the rowing on the leg does not have a ring-skirt.

Spreading: The earthy-gray row grows on calcareous soils in coniferous and pine forests, forming a symbiosis with these types of trees. Sometimes it can be found in mixed forests with a predominance of pines. It is often found in Siberia, Primorye, the Caucasus and throughout the European part of Russia. Active growth begins in mid-August and ends at the end of October.


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