Edible
Row purple among knowledgeable people it is considered one of the most delicious and late autumn mushrooms. Purple row grows from October to November in both deciduous and coniferous forests. Rows grow singly or in small families.
The hat of the rowing is a beautiful bright purple color, with age the color fades and brightens. The plates also have a purple color with the growth of the fungus turning brown. The pulp is thick, dense, unusual for a mushroom purple color. With age, the flesh becomes looser, and the color seems to fade. The aroma and taste are pleasant, but not very expressive.
What to cook with a row of purple
It must be remembered that the violet row contains a substance dangerous to humans - Hemolysin, which destroys blood cells. This substance is completely destroyed during the heat treatment of mushrooms: boiling or frying. Therefore, the mushroom is first thermally processed, and only then used for food. Purple rows are delicious marinated, as a separate dish and as a side dish for meat.
Photos of purple rows in nature
Description of the purple row in the literary sources
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Lilac rowing is an edible mushroom of the 4th category, which has an unusual “fabulous” color, which distinguishes it from all kinds of poisonous and inedible representatives. Due to this color, the fruiting body is quite easy to recognize. Although this type of mushroom is considered poorly popular, it still has good taste. The lilac row also has other names, the most common of which are the purple row or titmouse.
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the description of the purple row and the presented photos.
Description of the edible purple row
Latin name: Lepista nuda.
Family: Ordinary.
Synonyms: purple rowing, naked lepista, lilac lepista, titmouse, cyanosis.
Hat: large, 5-15 cm in diameter, some specimens can reach 20 cm. 
Fleshy, firm, elastic, convex or hemispherical at a young age. As it matures, the cap opens and becomes flat or depressed, retaining the edges bent down.
In young individuals, the color of the cap is pronounced - purple, lavender or even brown, sometimes with a brown or watery tint. 
Over time, the color becomes faded, lightening more towards the edges. The surface of the cap is smooth, shiny, moist, in dry weather it becomes dry and lighter.
Leg: up to 10 cm tall and up to 3 cm thick, cylindrical, rarely club-shaped, with a thickening at the base. The structure is dense, becoming hollow with age; the surface is smooth, fibrous. Immediately under the cap, the leg is covered with a flocculent coating or light pubescence. The color is bright purple, fading with age, becoming brownish or pale purple.
Pulp: thick, dense, fleshy, as it ages, it acquires a softer texture. The photo shows that the lilac row at the cut site has a light purple hue, while in old specimens the color of the pulp becomes crimson-cream. The taste and aroma are pleasant, reminiscent of the smell of anise.
Records: thin, frequent, loose, first light purple, then light purple.
Edibility: edible mushroom, but requires heat treatment.
Application: delicious marinated and fried, great as a side dish for meat dishes.
(titmouse, cyanosis)
or purple lepista, naked lepista
- conditionally edible mushroom
✎ Belonging and generic features
Row purple(lat. Lepista nuda) or row red-violet, or lepista violet, naked, well, among the people she is - cyanosis, titmouse- a well-recognized, conditionally edible species of the genus Lepista (lat. Lepista), a large family of ordinary (tricholomous) (lat. Tricholomataceae) and agaric (lamellar) order (lat. Agaricales), which received such a name for the peculiarity of growing in rows or half rings, and for amazing bright purple color of the hat, both on the outside and inside (together with the plates).
✎ Similar species and nutritional value
Row purple has enough similar counterparts in nature, with which it is always very easy to confuse, and these include:
Ryadovka lilac-legged (lat. Lepista saeva), which grows mainly in open places;
- violet row (lat. Lepista irina), which is painted pinkish, and its flesh is white;
- purple cobweb (lat. Cortinarus violaceus), which has a cobweb cover under the hat;
- purple lacquer (lat. Laccaria amethystina), which is smaller, and with a thin stem.
- white-violet cobweb (lat. Cortinarius alboviolaceus), which is distinguished by the remnant of a rusty-brown veil on the leg;
- goat's cobweb (lat. Cortinarius traganus), which is noticeably distinguished by bitter and yellow flesh with an unpleasant, musty odor;
- pure mycena (lat. Mycena pura), which in appearance is distinguished by dashed edges at the end of its cap.
In terms of consumer and taste qualities, purple rowing belongs to conditionally edible mushrooms of the fourth category. And therefore, the purple row is not particularly popular with mushroom pickers and it is collected only by experienced professionals with experience. And amateur mushroom pickers are afraid to collect it, maybe they are doing it right, taking into account all its natural counterparts.
However, on the other hand, the purple row, just like the yellow-red row and the yellow-brown row, is definitely suitable for eating.
✎ Distribution in nature and seasonality
The violet row is very well distributed in nature, it grows in coniferous and mixed forests, in open places along ditches, forest roads, on edges and glades, like a saprophyte mushroom (and definitely a xylotroph), preferring rotten or decaying organic matter.
Purple rowing is found both in Western Europe and in central Russia, in the Urals, throughout Siberia and the Far East.
Her main ripening period begins in early August and lasts almost until the end of November, and sometimes until mid-December (until snow falls), but her intensive fruiting occurs from mid-September until the first frosts, towards the end of October, when more some of the popular mushrooms are already completely disappearing.
Of course, such a "quality" of the purple row cannot fail to draw the attention of inveterate mushroom lovers to it.
✎ Brief description and application
Row violet is included in the section of agaric fungi and spores, with which it reproduces in its plates. The plates are free, frequent, thin, adherent with a tooth, free, bright purple in color, later becoming paler with a brown tint. The cap is fleshy, in young fruits it is hemispherical, convex and with thin edges wrapped inward, later becomes convex-prostrate or slightly depressed, with curved edges. The skin on the cap is smooth and shiny, in young fruits it is bright purple, in mature fruits (starting from the edges) it fades, acquiring a brown or ocher hue, brightening in dry weather. The leg is cylindrical, irregular in shape, dense, slightly thickened at the base (in rare cases, club-shaped), with a barely noticeable purple pubescence, smooth, longitudinally fibrous, and under the cap with a flaky coating, in all young fruits it is solid, bright purple, in ripe fruits with cavities and gray-violet, in old age it is lighter or, conversely, brownish. The pulp is very dense, fleshy or slightly watery, in young fruits it is light purple, in mature fruits it becomes softer, ocher-cream in color, with a rather weak, but pleasant taste and smell, reminiscent of the smell of anise.
Purple row can be fried, boiled, salted, marinated and used to prepare mushroom caviar. Only before cooking, preparations for future use, it should be subjected to mandatory heat treatment (short-term boiling for 10 or 15 minutes) in order to avoid gastrointestinal disorders that it can cause in a "raw" form, and also in order to to eliminate the specific smell and taste characteristic of all mushrooms that grow on a rotting substrate.
Today my story will be about an unusual mushroom that is found on the territory of the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve. Now, of course, it is impossible to find it - it is found in deciduous and coniferous forests, especially in pine forests, in August-September. But I wanted to tell about it right now, in spring, when the forest is filled with unusual colors, when streams wake up and bright primroses appear.
It got its name - - because of the cobweb fibers that form a kind of blanket that envelops the mushroom cap and its leg. This protects it from damage and creates optimal microconditions for maturing spores. This cobweb cover is not eternal: it breaks and disappears as the fruiting body grows. The cap of the mushroom at the beginning of growth is convex, spherical, with an edge concave inward. Over time, it grows up to 15 centimeters in diameter, becomes prostrate. Violet cobweb leg 12-16 cm in height, with a bulbous thickening at the base, especially noticeable in the initial stages of growth. Both the stem of the mushroom and its cap are covered with black and purple scales. It turns out that the purple mushroom is not only outside. If you break its flesh, you can see that it is also colored in bluish or gray-violet colors.
Purple cobweb (Cortinarius violaceus)- a conditionally edible mushroom from the genus Cobweb of the Cobweb family (Cortinariaceae). Cap up to 15 cm in ∅, cushion-convex, with a turned inward or lowered edge, flat in maturity, dark purple, finely scaly. The plates are adherent with a tooth, wide, rare, dark purple. The flesh is thick, soft, bluish, fading to white, with a nutty taste, no odor. Leg 6-12 cm tall and 1-2 cm thick, covered with small scales in the upper part, with a tuberous thickening at the base, fibrous, brownish or dark purple. Spore powder is rusty-brown in color. Spores 11-16 × 7-9 microns, almond-shaped, coarsely warty, rusty-ocher in color. Plates are rare. Little known mushroom.
Listed in the Red Book.
Sometimes orange spots appear on the stem or plates - these are spilled spores. This combination of colors makes this mushroom even more exotic. Another popular name that I met in literature is swamp Violet. And in Belarus has a popular name "fat".
Purple cobweb (Cortinarius violaceus) in the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve. Photo by A. Kulichenko.
Due to the specificity of the color, the fungus is not similar to other types of cobwebs and other agaric mushrooms. Although there are a lot of purple cobwebs, which are much lighter. Many of them are non-poisonous, but inedible and have an unpleasant odor. Slightly reminiscent of inedible - large camphor cobweb (Cortinarius camphoratus) with a pale purple cap with an ocher center, which fades to the color of coffee with milk or pale ocher and whitish or pale ocher bands on the stem, blue (C. coerulescens) with a short dirty - a bluish or bluish leg with an ocher sharply defined nodule and goat (C. traganus) with yellow-ocher-brown plates, a thick leg, dirty yellowish or ocher bitter flesh with the smell of acetylene, and also edible white-violet (C. alboviolaceus) with a lilac-silvery, whitish-lilac and dirty whitish (in old age) hat and musty smell and C. finitimus with a fruity smell. There are several types cobwebs with a lilac or purple hue (at least five), which can be confused and misidentified. All of them are not poisonous, but inedible - they have an unpleasant odor. Some can be confused with edible
Ryadovka mushroom, the photo and description of which can be seen below, has long been valued by mushroom pickers. But it is also fraught with danger, because there are edible and inedible rows, therefore, when picking these mushrooms, you need to be very careful and careful. Edible rows are often found in temperate forests and bear fruit in large groups in the autumn. Peak fruiting occurs in September and early October.
Row mushroom has long been valued by mushroom pickers
Most often in the forests there are purple rowing, gray, purple-legged, giant, as well as crowded and yellow-red. Gray and crowded rows are famous for their palatability. Yellow-red is not so tasty, nevertheless, all types of edible rows are worth a try.
It is also called titmouse or cyanosis. A distinctive feature of this mushroom is the change in color of the cap during ripening. Initially bright purple or even brown, the hat becomes pale lilac with a brownish tint when ripe. The shape of the cap also changes: initially it looks like a hemisphere, but then it becomes open or even concave, while the edges are still bent down. The leg of the fungus is cylindrical, its height varies from 3 to 8 cm, and its diameter is from 0.7 to 2 cm.
The flesh of the mushroom is dense, has a strong aroma. You can find violet row mushrooms almost anywhere, but most of them are in coniferous and mixed forests. In such forests, rows should be sought in open areas for humus. These mushrooms grow in groups or circles. They are resistant to frost and grow until late autumn.
In no case do not pick these mushrooms in the city, because they very actively absorb various kinds of pollutants, especially heavy metals.
You can cook bruises in any way, but it is advisable to boil them a little before cooking. These mushrooms are very useful, they have a lot of vitamins, and they are also used to prepare some antibiotics. You can see what the bruises look like in photo 1.
Poplar mushrooms (video)
Ryadovka lilac-legged
Because of the characteristic color of the legs, it is also called the blue foot. She also changes the shape of her hat from a hemisphere to completely flat. The hat is large, in diameter reaches 15-16 cm or more. The taste of blueleg is very similar to champignons. The fruiting of these mushrooms occurs from March to June, and then from October until frost. You can find this row at the edge of the forest, in the grass, in the meadows. You can see it in photo 2.
Like the bluish, the purple-legged row should be boiled before cooking, then it can be cooked in any way: boil, fry, pickle or close in jars.
Row poplar
This is another autumn member of the family, fruiting from late August to November. It got its name from the fact that it can often be found next to poplars. The fact is that poplar rowing is a mushroom that has the ability to form mycorrhiza with the roots of this tree.
The hat of this row has a rounded shape, its diameter ranges from 6-12 cm. The hat is somewhat slippery, therefore it is often covered with moss. Its color can be red or brown, over time, cracks appear on the edges, and it changes its shape to a flat one. The leg is brownish in color, very fleshy. You can meet this mushroom in deciduous forests, where poplar grows.
Under the skin, the flesh of the poplar row is reddish. Her taste is powdery, sometimes it can be bitter. Poplar row can be grown indoors, but some conditions must be provided. These include high humidity, natural light, and fresh air. The temperature should be around 12-15°C.
Row green
In the common people it is often called greenfinch. It received this name due to the fact that even after heat treatment, the fruiting body retains its greenish color. As a rule, it grows in pine needles, only a hat is visible from the outside. It usually grows in late autumn in small colonies; it is difficult to find other mushrooms in the forest at this time. Like other representatives of this family, the green row has a rounded hat, which straightens with age. Fibrous rays are clearly visible on the hat, which diverge towards the edges. The diameter ranges from 4 to 12 cm. The mushroom itself is very fragile, the flesh is white or yellowish, has a nutty flavor.
Greenfinch is considered conditionally edible. This does not mean that the green row is poisonous, but when preparing it, precautions must be taken. These mushrooms are usually harvested in salted and dried form. Fresh, they are also very tasty, but require proper heat treatment. Before cooking, the mushroom must be washed well and peeled off the skin from the cap.
Zelenushka has its own counterpart: the sulfur false row is poisonous and unsuitable for consumption, so you need to be very careful when collecting it. You should not abuse greenfinches, as they are considered to be heavy mushrooms for the stomach.
Row gray (video)
Row gray
Another representative of the rank and file family is the gray ryadovka mushroom. His hat is dark gray, sometimes with a purple tint. Its dimensions reach 4-10 cm. In young mushrooms, it is very smooth, but over time it becomes rotten and does not look so attractive. The leg, as a rule, is high, up to 10 cm in height, wide enough. The flesh is white, sometimes it can be pale gray, very pleasant to the taste. These mushrooms are harvested from October to November. Sometimes they can be found in December. Mushrooms choose a pine forest as a habitat; they grow there in large groups. Greenfinches can often be found next to the gray row colonies.
Remember that the description of the fungus is similar to poisonous members of the family, so only those who can accurately distinguish this species from others should collect them.
Thus, the ordinary family is very diverse, and with knowledge, you will reap a good harvest in the forest, which you can please both yourself and your loved ones. These mushrooms can be consumed both fresh and dried. They can be closed in a jar, an excellent cork comes out. Unfortunately, among the edible, tasty members of the family, there are poisonous ones that can be harmful to health. It is very important to follow the collection rules, and then these mushrooms will delight you with their taste.
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