This inhabitant of the forests is quite easily recognizable because of the beautiful orange color. The orange row begins its fruiting along with other types of rows, which is probably why it often goes unnoticed.
The places where the orange row grows are deciduous forests with a predominance of birch. Less commonly mixed, as well as coniferous forests in the northern temperate zone: Ural, middle part of Our Country and the Far East.
The orange row is often referred to as orange-brown, tan, or orange-brown. It grows in large colonies, forming wide rows or “witch circles”. Fruiting is always active, as the fungus copes well with an arid climate.
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the description and photo of the row of orange or orange-brown.
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Row mushroom orange-brown
Latin name: Focal Tricholoma.
Family: Ordinary.
Sort by: Tricholoma.
Synonyms: rowing orange-brown, brown-yellow, red-brown, yellow-brown.
Hat: spherical, in young specimens it has a yellow-green hue. With age, the yellowness disappears, giving way to an orange or brownish color. The edges of the cap lighten, and the row becomes orange-brown. The size of the hat is up to 8-10 cm in diameter.
Leg: height varies from 6 cm to 15 cm, in young specimens it is pot-bellied, with a thickening to the ring. The entire surface is covered with colored scales up to the very ring, which has a brown-red tint. The upper part of the leg, located in front of the ring, is thin and light, like plates.
Pulp: white, elastic, does not change its color when cut. Dense, juicy, does not crumble, withstands any heat treatment and freezing.
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Records: light, frequent and adherent to the stem. In adulthood, the plates become yellowish, covered with gray specks.
Edibility: conditionally edible mushroom of the 4th category, bitter in taste. However, with prolonged boiling, the bitterness disappears. Great for marinating, salting, frying and stewing.
Similarities: similar to the rowing tree Tricholoma albobrunneum, which prefers to grow in pines. There are no poisonous analogues.
Season total: begins fruiting from late August to mid-October.
Spread: preference is given to pine forests with sandy soil, where there is a minimum of grass.
Experienced mushroom pickers give advice to collect an orange row while it has a closed hat. Then, after heat treatment, the mushroom retains a unique crunchiness.