Ryadovki are considered not the most popular among mushroom pickers, because many are afraid to pick such bright mushrooms so as not to stumble upon false twins. Although the ordinary family lives in any forests throughout Our Country, the main thing is to distinguish edible species from inedible ones.
This article will focus on the white-brown row or white-brown row. This fungus is commonly found in pine forests next to butterflies. Perhaps that is why in rainy weather, inexperienced mushroom pickers confuse rows with butterflies. The question arises: is the edible row white-brown or not?
Some mycologists consider white-brown mushrooms to be inedible, others are sure that this is a conditionally edible species, but they must be boiled for at least 40 minutes before use.
We offer a description and photo of a white-brown row so that you can recognize this mushroom among other rows.
Description of the row of white-brown (tricholoma albobrunneum) or white-brown
Latin name: Tricholoma albobrunneum.
Family: Ordinary.
Synonyms: brown row, white-brown row, sweetie.
[ »»] Hat: diameter from 4 to 10 cm, with a rolled edge. In the proposed photo of the white-brown row, you can see the shape of the hat: at a young age it is hemispherical, then it becomes convex-prostrate with a tubercle in the middle. The surface is fibrous, cracking over time, forming the appearance of scales. The color varies from brown with a reddish tinge to chestnut brown.
Leg: height from 3 to 8 cm, less often up to 10 cm, diameter from 0,6 to 2 cm. The surface is smooth, longitudinally fibrous below, the outer fibers create the appearance of scales. The color at the point of attachment of the plates to the stem is white, then turns into brown. The leg of the white-brown row mushroom at a young age has a cylindrical shape, in a mature one it tapers to the base and becomes hollow.
Pulp: white with a brown tint, dense, odorless, has a slight bitterness. Some sources say that the mushroom has a mealy smell.
[ »»]Laminae: adnate with a tooth, frequent, white, with noticeable small reddish spots.
Edibility: the white-brown row Tricholoma albobrunneum is an inedible mushroom, but in some scientific sources it is classified as a conditionally edible species.
In this case, preliminary heat treatment is used for 30-40 minutes to remove bitterness.
Similarities and differences: the white-brown row is similar to the fibrous-scaly row, but the latter is distinguished by a solid scaly cap, dullness and lack of stickiness in rainy weather.
The fungus also has a resemblance to the yellow-brown row. However, the leg of the yellow-brown “sister” has a ring of thin filmy tissue on it, as well as a feeling of sliminess under the cap and a bitter taste.
The spotted row is another species that looks like a white-brown row. This is a slightly poisonous mushroom, characterized by the presence of dark spots on the surface of the cap, which are located along the edges in circles or radially. This mushroom lacks a tubercle in the center, the asymmetric convexity of the caps in old specimens is strongly pronounced, and the flesh has a bitter taste.
Spread: white-brown rowing or white-brown rowing begins its fruiting from August and continues almost until the end of October. Prefers pine or coniferous forests, rarely found in mixed ones. It grows in small groups, forming rows, less common in single specimens. It occurs throughout Our Country and Europe in coniferous forests and pine forests.