May mushrooms. May mushroom: photo. Spring mushroom - May rowing - Calocybe gambosa May mushroom, similar species

May mushroom, as the name implies, appears in the forests of the European part of Russia in late spring. In the people it is often called the May row, T-shirt or St. George's mushroom. In scientific reference books, you can often find the name May calocybe (from the name of the genus Calocybe).

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the description of the Mike mushroom, see a photo of the May mushroom, and also learn some Interesting Facts about calocybe and get information about its medicinal properties.

Family: Ordinary (Tricholomataceae).

Synonyms: May's rowing, May's calocybe, T-shirt, St. George's mushroom.

Description. The hat is 5-12 cm in diameter, fleshy, at first convex, then prostrate, with a wavy, often cracking edge, flat or with a tubercle, creamy, yellowish, off-white, dry. Usually the cap of the calocybe is smooth, but during dry periods, the May fungus is all shriveled, as if dehydrated.

Its flesh is dense, white, soft, the taste and smell are strong, pleasant, sweetish. The plates are whitish with a creamy tint, frequent. Leg 4-10 X 0.6-3 cm, dense, club-shaped, whitish, brownish-cream or yellowish, fibrous.

The fungus loves sparse deciduous forests, edges, parks, grows in grassy places, pastures, pastures, in gardens, near settlements. Found throughout temperate zone Russia.

Fruiting period: May - early June. Sometimes (quite rarely) the May mushroom manages to slip through the second time in the year in the fall (usually September). It appears in very small quantities in the same places where it grew in spring, the caps of such mushrooms are distinguished by a yellowish color. Previously, such autumn rashes were considered mushrooms of a different species (C. georgii).

Similar types. Taking into account the timing and place of fruiting, it is impossible to confuse the mushroom with any other species.

Medicinal properties: Dichloromethane extract has bactericidal properties (has a detrimental effect on hay bacillus and Escherichia coli). Contains antibiotic substances that inhibit the development of tubercle bacillus. It has an anti-cancer effect (completely suppresses sarcoma-180 and Ehrlich's carcinoma).

German biochemists have identified the anti-diabetic effect of this fungus, noting a significant decrease in blood sugar levels with its regular use.

Normalizes metabolism.

Georgiev mushroom: collection rules and interesting facts

Collection rules: Gather young fruiting bodies in dry weather. Alcoholic infusions are used.

May mushroom or May calocybe, May ryadovka, St. George's mushroom is an edible mushroom of the 4th category, belonging to the genus Calocybe, lyophyllic family. This is enough major representative in the order of the Agarikovs. The cap of the May mushroom can reach 10 cm in diameter. Young mushrooms usually have a spherical cap. However, as the May fungus grows, it opens up, becoming flatter.

Often, the proximity during the intensive growth of the May fungus also leaves an imprint on the shape of the cap - the edges of the caps can take on different shapes, and in dry weather it can become covered with cracks. The surface of the cap is usually painted white or shades of yellow.  The leg of the May mushroom is thick, relatively short. Reaches 7 cm in height. The surface of the foot is smooth.

The color varies from white to cream. The flesh in the leg is dense, white color. The plates are narrow and often located, adherent to the stem, the same color as on the hat. The fruiting period of the May fungus lasts from mid-May to the end of July. It usually grows on forest edges, pastures, meadows of the European part of Russia.

A look similar to it: a row is white, which has a more unpleasant odor.

May mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

fruiting body

season and place

similarity

Grade

May mushroom. Mike. George mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

May mushroom. Mike. George mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) photo

Grows in sparse deciduous forests, in grassy places, as well as pastures, pastures, near settlements in May-June. Hat up to 12 cm in diameter, fleshy, convex at first, then prostrate, with a wavy, often cracking edge, flat or with a tubercle, cream, yellowish, off-white. The pulp is thick, white, soft, the smell of flour.

The plates are whitish, frequent, notched or adherent with a tooth. Creamy spore powder. Leg up to 10 cm long, 3 cm thick, club-shaped, whitish, brownish-cream or yellowish, fibrous. Mushroom edible, the fourth category.

Used fresh without pre-boiling. Young St. George mushroom looks like on entholoma poisonous. The shape of the cap and color are almost the same. You can distinguish them by the plates: in entoloma they are scarlet, in the May mushroom they are white.

(Calocybe gambosa) is an edible mushroom of the Lyophyllaceae family.

May mushroom, appearance:

Where does the May mushroom grow:

Grows in soil from the end of April to the beginning of June . It grows singly or in small groups that form "witch rings". The mushroom lives in quite a variety of places: it can be found in bright areas of the edge of the forest, in sparse grass, on the sides of field roads, along the edges of this field, if only there is more sun. The mushroom also grows in gardens and meadows, it can also be caught within the city - on lawns and flower beds.

May mushroom, eating:

Delicious edible mushroom suitable for soups, pickling, drying and side dishes for meat dishes.

May mushroom, similar species:

Inexperienced mushroom pickers can confuse young fruiting bodies of the May mushroom with a highly poisonous fiber Patouillard- Inocybe patouillardii , the young fruiting bodies of which are also whitish in color, but turn red when cut, and mature specimens can be easily distinguished from the May fungus in that they have a fibrous reddish-brown cap and brown plates.

May mushroom at first glance looks like rowing white — Tricholoma album – poisonous mushroom, it is the same white color, fleshy and dense. But unlike the white row, which appears at the end of August and grows until the very frosts, the May mushroom grows en masse only in spring or early summer. Another difference: the May mushroom has the smell of fresh flour, while the white (poisonous) row has a sharp smell, it smells of dampness and mold.

May mushroom - PHOTO:

Ryadovka Mayskaya is an edible mushroom that grows in the spring during the season for collecting lines and morels. It chooses a variety of places for growth: illuminated areas of the forest, roadsides of field and forest roads, sparse grass along the edges of fields, meadows and gardens. It can be found even in urban areas, for example, in flower beds or lawns.

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

The description of the May row resembles a poisonous white row, which is very toxic. Apparently, this is why the May mushroom is not as popular as the others. And not every fan silent hunting is ready to roam the forest in the spring in search of this species. But there are gourmets who are happy to collect this particular row and fill their baskets with it to capacity.

Known to be poisonous white row has the same color as May. However, it begins its fruiting at the end of August and continues until the first frost. The smell of this fungus is very unpleasant and pungent, reminiscent of the smell of mold. Compare a photo showing a May row mushroom and a white row mushroom in natural conditions.

Since the May mushrooms belong to the rows, they also grow in groups, forming "witch rings". The fruit body smells like fresh flour, although some mushroom pickers claim that its aroma is cucumber 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 row mushrooms are completely unpretentious in growth. They do not choose any particular forest or soil type. That is why they are met in any forest areas and forest plantations. However, it is worth remembering that in mid-June these mushrooms completely disappear, giving place to their other brethren.

We invite readers to familiarize themselves with the description and photo of the May row, which will help to correctly identify this edible type of mushroom.






Latin name: Calocybe gambosa.

Family: Lyophyllic.

Synonyms: T-shirt, May mushroom, Georgiev mushroom, May calocybe.

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

Leg: cylindrical shape, narrowed or expanded from top to bottom. White or pale cream color adulthood slightly yellowish. At the base, it usually has a rusty ocher hue. Height from 3 to 9 cm, width from 1.5 to 3.5 cm. The presented photo of the May row in natural conditions will help every novice mushroom picker to distinguish an edible mushroom from a poisonous white row.

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

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

Application and distribution of the May row

Application: not suitable for consumption raw. Great for preparing for the winter and other culinary treatments.

Edibility: refers to edible species 4 categories, however useful qualities not inferior even to beef liver.

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

• Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
• Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
• Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
• Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
• Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
• Family: Lyophyllaceae (Lyophyllic)
• Genus: Calocybe (Kalocybe)
• View: Calocybe gambosa (St. George's mushroom)

Other names for mushroom:

Synonyms:

• Calocybe Maya

• Calocybe May

• Georgiev mushroom

Georgiev mushroom(English) Calocybe gambosa) is an edible mushroom of the genus Ryadovka (lat. Calocybe) of the Ryadovkovye family.

Biological description
Hat:
4-10 cm in diameter, in young mushrooms it is hemispherical or cushion-shaped, relatively regular rounded, opens as it grows, often losing symmetry - the edges can bend upwards, take on wavy outlines, etc .; in dry weather, the May cap may be covered with deep radial cracks. Crowded growth also leaves its mark: as the maturation, the caps are pretty deformed. Color - from yellowish to white, rather yellow in the central part, more or less close to white on the periphery, the surface is smooth, dry. The flesh of the cap is white, dense, very thick, with a strong mealy smell and taste.

Records:
Frequent, narrow, adnate with a tooth, in young mushrooms almost white, in adults - light cream.

Spore powder:
Cream.

Leg:
Thick and relatively short (2-7 cm high, 1-3 cm thick), smooth, cap-colored or slightly lighter, entire. The flesh of the leg is white, dense, fibrous.

Spreading:
St. George's mushroom begins to bear fruit in the middle or end of May on lawns, forest edges and glades, in parks and squares, on lawns; grows in circles or rows, forming well-marked "paths" in the grass cover. Completely disappears by mid-June.

Similar species:
St. George's mushroom Calocybe gambosa - the mushroom is very conspicuous due to its strong mealy smell and fruiting time; in May-June, you can confuse this massive numerous row with.

Edibility:
George mushroom is considered very good edible mushroom; one could argue with this (after all, the smell!), but this requires at least practical experience.

Video about mushroom Georgiev mushroom:

Notes:
May mushroom, St. George's mushroom, St. George's mushroom, May calocybe - how many names for one, even very good, mushroom! It is interesting with what perseverance and fearlessness the mushroom dedicated to St. George plows furrows in the capital's lawns; the city allows him more than any other representative of the mushroom kingdom. Still, your people in the most top-notch places are a matter of extreme importance even for a fungus.