Spotted ryadovka is considered a poisonous mushroom of low toxicity. This fruiting body, also called the ruined row, is the cause of gastrointestinal poisoning. Therefore, it is necessary to know what a mushroom looks like so as not to confuse it with an edible species and not to put it in a basket.
Shoe-worn row, she is matsutake – an edible and rare type of fruit bodies, which is highly valued in the Far East. It is a delicious mushroom widely used in the cooking of Korea, China, Japan and North America. It has an exquisite taste and delicate pine aroma.
Spotted row: photo, description and distribution
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with a detailed description of the spotted row.
Latin name: Tricholoma pessundatum.
Family: Ordinary (Tricholomovye).
Synonyms: ryadovka ruined, ryadovka wavy-leg, ryadovka speckled, Gyrophila pessundata.
Hat: hemispherical or convex, 4-15 cm in diameter. With age, the cap flattens out, becoming flat, sometimes there is a slight depression in the center. The surface is smooth, red-brown or yellow-brown in color, with a lighter ribbed edge. With high humidity, the cap of the fruiting body becomes mucous.
Leg: 3-6 cm in height and up to 2 cm in thickness, cylindrical, slightly widened downwards, smooth, fibrous, sometimes hollow. In the upper part, a pale light zone is clearly visible, which becomes brown to the lower part of the leg.
Pulp: most often white, sometimes a slight brown tint. The taste and smell are mealy, but not pronounced, slightly bitter.
Plates: frequent, adherent to the peduncle or notched. Whitish at a young age and yellowish in older specimens. In addition to the main plates, the spotted row also has multiple plates.
Edible: poisonous mushroom.
We offer you to see a photo of a spotted row, taken in a pine forest:
Similarities and differences: this type of fruit body can be confused with the poplar row, an edible type of mushroom. The latter is distinguished by a smooth surface of the cap, which, moreover, has a regular shape. In addition, poplar ryadovka is practically not found in deciduous and coniferous forests.
Distribution: grows in groups in mixed and coniferous forests throughout Europe and Central America. The fruiting period is from September to October, sometimes in November, if the weather is favorable.
Shod row: photo, description and application
The very name 'matsutake' from Japanese means 'pine mushroom'. It was christened for its characteristic habitat. So, the ryadovka matsutake mushroom grows exclusively in pine and pine-oak forests.
Latin name: Tricholoma caligatum.
Family: Ordinary.
Synonyms: matsutake, pine mushroom, pine horns.
Hat: wide, 6-20 cm in diameter, thick, fleshy. Semicircular, with age it becomes flat-convex with a tubercle in the center. The color ranges from brownish gray to brownish chestnut. The surface of the cap is covered with small silky scales, which are located on a lighter background. The edges are most often cracked, and therefore white flesh can be seen.
Leg: high, can reach 20 cm, thick – up to 2.5 cm, slightly widened, often inclined, dropping close to the ground, although it is firmly held at the root. The upper part of the mushroom leg is shod in white, then there is a ring-skirt. Below the ring, the leg is brown with visible white spots.
Flesh: white, firm, with a slight cinnamon odor.
Plates: light, frequent, adherent to the stem. Young specimens have a protective film under which the plates are hidden.
Application: it has good taste and is appreciated in Japanese, Chinese and Korean cuisine. After heat treatment, a pleasant sweetish aftertaste remains. It is fried, boiled, pickled, and also salted. The ryadovka matsutake contains a special antibiotic that has antitumor properties.
Edible: The edible mushroom, although little known, is great for various processing methods.
Distribution: the territory of Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, USA, Japan, China and Korea. In Russia, the shod ridge is found mainly in Eastern Siberia, in the Urals, as well as in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories. The mushroom grows in large colonies, forming the so-called 'witch circles'. The peduncle sits deeply in the soil, hiding under a layer of needles and fallen leaves. Prefers pine and pine-oak forests, bears fruit all autumn. The mushroom tolerates light frosts well, and under favorable conditions, its collection continues even in November.
We also offer for clarity to see a photo of the shod row:
