Spring mushroom May rowing

Ryadovka Maya is an edible mushroom that grows in the spring during the season of gathering lines and morels. He selects various places for growth: lighted forest areas, roadsides of field and forest roads, sparse grass along the edges of fields, meadows and gardens. It can be found even in urban environments, for example, on flower beds or lawns.

How to determine the May row, because this mushroom does not grow along with the usual types of row rows in the autumn? It is worth noting that the fruit body has a rather modest appearance, because its hat, leg and plates are of the same color - whitish or cream. Sometimes novice mushroom pickers confuse May row with champignons. According to them, the taste of this mushroom is not inferior even to the best autumn species.

Mushroom May Ryadovka: photos and description

The description of May row is reminiscent of a poisonous white row, which is very toxic. Apparently, therefore, the May mushroom is not as popular as others. And not every fan of the “quiet hunt” is ready to wander through the woods in spring in search of this species. But there are gourmets who gladly collect this particular row and fill it with their baskets to failure.

It is known that the poisonous white row is the same color as May. However, it begins bearing fruit in late August and continues until the first frost. The smell of this fungus is very unpleasant and sharp, reminiscent of the smell of mold. Compare the photo showing the mushroom row of May and the row of white in vivo.

Since May mushrooms belong to rows, they also grow in groups, forming “witch rings”. The fruit body smells of fresh flour, although some mushroom pickers claim that it has cucumber flavor or resembles the smell of mowed grass.

The mushroom is considered edible, but due to its specific taste and smell, not everyone prefers it.

Note that May mushrooms are quite unpretentious in growth. They do not select any particular forest or soil type. That is why they are met in any forests and forest plantations. However, it is worth remembering that in mid-June, these mushrooms completely disappear, giving place to their other brothers.

We invite readers to familiarize themselves with the description and photos of the May rowing, which will help to correctly determine this edible type of mushroom.

Latin name: Calocybe gambosa.

Family: Lyophilic.

Synonyms: T-shirt, May mushroom, St. George mushroom, Calocib May.

Hat: at a young age it has a flat-convex or hump-like shape, the size varies from 3 to 10 cm. Over time, it becomes half-spread and acquires a flocculent-fibrous appearance. The surface is dry, white or pale cream to the touch. Very old specimens of mushrooms acquire ocher color. Pay attention to the photo of the edible mushroom of the Mayonnaise, as well as the shape of the hat at different stages of development.

Leg: cylindrical, narrowed or expanded downward. White or pale cream color, in adulthood a little with a yellowish tinge. The base usually has a rusty ocher hue. Height is from 3 to 9 cm, width is from 1.5 to 3.5 cm. The presented photo of May rowing in natural conditions will help every novice mushroom picker to distinguish edible mushroom from poisonous white row.

Pulp: dense, white, until old age the color does not change.It tastes like fresh flour with a specific smell of cucumber or mowed grass.

Records: narrow, thin and frequent, white in color, which become creamy in adulthood.

Application and distribution of May

Application: not suitable for use in raw form. Great for harvesting for the winter and other culinary treatments.

Edibility: It belongs to the edible species of the 4th category, however, it is not inferior in useful qualities even to beef liver.

Similarities and differences: the fruiting season begins in May and lasts only about a month, so the mushroom does not have similar doubles. However, it is sometimes confused with the spring poisonous species of entomola, although its color is much darker than that of the rowing, and much thinner than the leg.

Spread: in open areas, in small forests, in thickets of rare shrubs, in meadows, pastures. Very often it can be found where morels or lines used to grow. Grows in large groups or rows, choosing a low grassy litter. May row mushroom is most often found on sandy soil in pine or birch-pine forests. It begins bearing fruit from the beginning or middle of May and continues until the end of June. It is found in the Far East, Siberia, the Urals, as well as throughout Europe.

Having a description and photo of the Mayan mushroom, each mushroom picker will be able to correctly identify this species and collect a large mushroom crop. Taste and nutritional properties of the first spring mushrooms will delight you and your loved ones, as well as diversify your daily diet.