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Along with poisonous, there are several types of edible rows. True, they can be used in food only after preliminary boiling. According to the photo and description, rowing mushrooms are similar, so it can be very difficult for amateurs to distinguish poisonous mushrooms from non-poisonous ones. Experienced mushroom pickers are advised to determine these gifts of the forest for edibility as follows: look at how rowing mushrooms look in daylight – if their hats do not have any shade, they are painted in a smooth, white color, such mushrooms should be avoided. Edible rowing mushrooms are always colored: lilac, purple, pinkish, etc. Poisonous varieties also have a pronounced odor. If you do not know what rows are, it is better not to collect mushrooms of this species in order to avoid poisoning.
In this article, you will see photos of edible rows of various types (yellow-red, gray, purple, pigeon and violet), give a description of them, and tell you where they grow.
Mushroom rowing yellow-red and his photo
Category: conditionally edible
The hat of Tricholomopsis rutilans (diameter 6-17 cm) is yellow-red, with reddish scales, convex. Over time, it changes shape to almost flat. Velvety, dry to the touch.
Leg of yellow-red rowing (height 5-12 cm): hollow and curved, with fibrous scales along the entire length and a noticeable thickening at the very base. The color is similar to the hat.
Records: sinuous, bright lemon or rich yellow.
Pay attention to the photo of the yellow-red line: its flesh is the same color as the plates. It has a bitter taste, smells like rotten wood.
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Doubles: are absent.
When growing: from mid-July to the end of October in the temperate zone of Our Country.
Where to find: in coniferous forests on rotten stumps and dead wood.
Eating: mostly young mushrooms in salted or pickled form, subject to preliminary boiling.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.
Other names: pine honey agaric, blushing row, yellow-red honey agaric, false yellow-red honey agaric, red honey agaric.
Edible gray row: photo and description (Tricholoma portentosum)
Category: edible.
Hat (diameter 3-13 cm): usually grayish, rarely with a purple or olive tint, more intense in the center, with a clearly defined tubercle. Convex or conical, becomes prostrate over time, in old mushrooms it turns up. The edges are usually uneven and wavy or covered with cracks, bent to the inside. In wet weather, slippery, often with particles of earth or grass stuck to it.
Leg (height 4,5-16 cm): white or yellowish, usually powdery. Thickened at the base, continuous and fibrous, hollow in old mushrooms.
Records: sinuous, white or yellowish.
Pulp: dense and fibrous, the same color as the plates. Does not have a pronounced aroma.
The photo and description of the edible gray row is similar to the poisonous variety of the mushroom, so you need to be careful when picking mushrooms.
Doubles: earthy rowing (Tricholoma terreum), which is smaller and has small scales on the cap. Soap row (Tricholoma saponaceum) is easy to distinguish by the smell of laundry soap at the cut point. The poisonous pointed row (Tricholoma virgatum) has a burning taste, there is a gray sharp tubercle on the ash-white hat. And the row is different (Tricholoma sejunctum), which belongs to the conditionally edible group, has an extremely unpleasant odor and a greenish tint of the leg.
When growing: from late August to mid-November in temperate countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
Eating: the mushroom is tasty in any form, only you must first remove the skin and rinse it thoroughly. After cooking, the color of the pulp often darkens. Mushrooms of various ages are suitable for culinary purposes.
Use in traditional medicine (data are not confirmed and have not been clinically tested!): in the form of a tincture. Has antibiotic properties.
Where can I find: on sandy soils of coniferous or mixed
Other names: rowing hatched, podsosnovnik, podzelenka.
Row mushroom purple: photo and description
Category: conditionally edible.
Violet row mushroom cap (Lepista nuda) (diameter 5-22 cm): violet with varying degrees of intensity, noticeably fades, especially at the edges, in old mushrooms it becomes brownish-buffy. Meaty and large. The shape of the hemisphere gradually changes to prostrate, strongly depressed or funnel-shaped. The edges of the mushroom cap are noticeably bent towards the inside. To feel smooth, without bumps or cracks.
Look at the photo of the purple row: the mushroom has a smooth, dense stem 5-12 cm high. Basically, the stem is longitudinally fibrous, in old mushrooms it can become hollow. It has a cylindrical shape, under the cap itself there is a flaky coating, and at the very base there is a purple mycelium. Tapers from bottom to top. Over time, it brightens significantly from bright purple to gray-lilac and light brown.
Records: in a young mushroom, they are wide and thin, with a lilac-violet tint, eventually turn pale and acquire a brown tint. Noticeably behind the legs.
Pulp: light purple and very soft, the smell is similar to anise.
The photo and description of the purple row is similar to the violet row.
Doubles:earthy rowing (Tricholoma terreum), which is smaller and has small scales on the cap. Soap row (Tricholoma saponaceum) is easy to distinguish by the smell of laundry soap at the cut point. The poisonous pointed row (Tricholoma virgatum) has a burning taste, there is a gray sharp tubercle on the ash-white hat. And the row is different (Tricholoma sejunctum), which belongs to the conditionally edible group, has an extremely unpleasant odor and a greenish tint of the leg.
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When growing: from mid-August to early December in temperate countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
Where can I find: on the litter of coniferous and mixed forests, mainly near oaks, spruces or pines, often on heaps of compost, straw or brushwood. Forms “witch circles”.
Eating: after heat treatment in any form. It is strongly fried and boiled down, so drying is the best option.
Use in traditional medicine (data are not confirmed and have not been clinically tested!): as a diuretic.
Important! Since purple rows belong to the category of saprophytic mushrooms, they should never be consumed raw. Such carelessness can result in serious stomach disorders.
Other names: titmouse, naked lepista, cyanosis, purple lepista.
What other rows are: pigeon and violet
Pigeon row (Tricholoma columbetta) – edible mushroom.
Hat (diameter 5-12 cm): white or grayish, may be with green or yellow spots. Fleshy, often with wavy and cracked edges. In young mushrooms, it has the shape of a hemisphere, which eventually changes to a more prostrate one. The surface is very sticky in wet weather.
Leg (height 6-11 cm, diameter 1-3 cm): often curved, white, may be greenish at the base.
Records: wide and frequent. Young mushrooms are white, adults are reddish or brown.
As can be seen in the photo of the edible rowing mushroom, the pulp of this species is very dense, it turns slightly pink at the cut site. Emits a distinct floury odor.
Doubles: inedible white row (Tricholoma album) with a brown base of the stem and an extremely unpleasant odor.
When growing: from the beginning of August to the end of September in the countries of the Eurasian continent with a temperate climate.
Where can I find: in deciduous and mixed forests. It can also grow in open spaces, in particular in pastures or meadows.
Eating: the mushroom is suitable for salting and pickling. Under the influence of high temperatures during the heat treatment, the flesh of the rowing turns red, but this does not affect its taste properties.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.
Other names: bluish row.
Row violet (Lip Irina) also belongs to the category of edible mushrooms.
Hat (diameter 3-14 cm): usually white, yellowish or brown. In young mushrooms, it has the shape of a hemisphere, which eventually changes to almost flat. The edges are uneven and wavy. Feels smooth to the touch.
Violet row leg (height 3-10 cm): slightly lighter than the cap, tapering from bottom to top. Fibrous, sometimes with small scales.
Pulp: very soft, white or slightly pinkish, without pronounced taste, smells like fresh corn.
Doubles: smoky talker (Clitocybe nebularis), which is large and has very wavy edges.
When growing: from mid-August to early November in temperate countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
Where can I find: in mixed and deciduous forests.
Eating: subject to preliminary heat treatment.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.