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In this article you will learn everything about the inedible white row. What does this mushroom look like, where is it distributed, at what time is it best to pick it up, and is it worth to eat it?
When wandering through the woods in search of edible mushrooms, you can stumble upon several dozen such specimens. An experienced mushroom picker will immediately skip this place with a glance, take a deep breath, a hundred times regret that these are not the mushrooms that he needs and will go further. But a newbie in this business may well throw a couple of things home to his basket for preservation. Only now, having come home, he will be very disappointed. Why? Read on in the article.
When viewed from the point of science, the mushroom Ryadovka is white (according to the Latin. Tricholoma album) belongs to the family Privates, to the genus Ryadovka or Tricholomus. This name is due to the fact that the group of fungi (namely, their mycelium) does not grow in different directions.As, for example, white mushroom, creating a circle. And only in a row, forming a kind of track. Also in the field of mycology there is no consensus about which category this specimen belongs to. But on the territory of the CIS countries, the white cephalus is considered to be a poisonous mushroom. This is a late autumn view, as a rule, it appears in the second half of September.
Features
Let's go first on its external features.
- The height of the fungus is small, only 5-10 centimeters, and its thickness reaches up to 1-2 centimeters. The leg is white, although with age it becomes close to yellowish. Closer to the base of its width increases, and the outer part is covered with a crumbly bloom. Inside is very fibrous.
- The hat is white with a shade of gray. But when the fungus grows old, it becomes covered with spots of yellow color with dots as dark as grains. Also, in old mushrooms, the disc is often cracked or wavy, but in a young one, on the contrary, it is rounded inward. Over time, the tip of the fungus gradually flattens out until it becomes flat. The diameter of the circle reaches 10 centimeters.The touch cap is not wet, but on the contrary - matte.
- The inner plates are thick and rather thick. They pass from the edges of the cap to the point of junction with the leg, while their length can vary greatly. Themselves are cream colored, and the spore powder is white.
- The pulp of the fungus is quite dense and moderately soft, with a large number of fibers.
- The core is filled, there is no characteristic channel in the center of the leg.
Also, the fungus is distinguished by its sharp smell, reminiscent of radish or dust. For all of the above properties, inexperienced mushroom pickers often confuse this mushroom with champignons or other edible species. But the main differences between them are: the smell (it is pleasant to the champignon), the plates of the rowing do not acquire a grayish tint, and the most important and obvious thing is the presence of a skirt on the leg or under the cap (there is no such feature).
Where are these mushrooms
Often, white rowing grows exclusively in coniferous forests. After all, only there is high acidity of the soil. Occasionally it can be found in deciduous and mixed greens, near birches or beeches.It is characteristic for Primorsky Krai and the western part of Russia. Often this species grows in groups of rows in thickets and forest bushes. Peak growth Rovidovki white falls on the beginning of July and runs through the end of October.
Mushroom toxicity
Summarizing, we can say that the white rowing is a “decorative” mushroom.It can not be cooked in any way. And inadvertently in the basket such an instance, in the future may give the food an "unforgettable" taste, and not rarely afterwards - an upset stomach. Therefore, be careful and collect only those mushrooms, which are 100% sure!
Video: white rowing (Tricholoma album)
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