This representative belongs to the type of Lepista genus, belonging to the rowrow lpista nuda family. Purple row (lat. Lepista nuda) is ranked to conditionally sedimentary mushrooms, so it is not recommended to use it raw, because this can lead to disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Description
The unusual color of the rower led to its unpopularity among most mushroom pickers, since purple, the mushroom is characteristic of many toxic representatives. It is important to understand the differences of the conditionally sedentary purple row.
The fruit body of the mushroom is represented by a hat-free structure. Young mushrooms have a semicircular hat, which straightens with the age of the mushroom. Also, as the mushroom grows, the color of the hat can change from purple to brown. The diameter of the hat varies from 6 to 15 centimeters. The surface of the hat is smooth and wet. Light or dark purple plates are located under the hat. They are rather thin and frequent.
The leg of the purple row has a characteristic thickening from below. The length of the leg reaches a maximum of 10 centimeters in height with a thickness of up to 2 centimeters. The color of the legs is intense purple, but with the age of the mushroom it becomes closer to the white. The texture is rough with a light plaque in the upper part.
The pulp of the mushroom of bluish-sirine color with a characteristic anise aroma. Young mushrooms have quite elastic and dense, mature becomes soft and brown. Spore pinkish powder.
Where the purple row is growing
You can meet this mushroom almost anywhere above the equator. This is a typical saprotroph, which grows on humus and compost. They are most often one by one, but there may also be small clusters, which are called a witch’s circle.
Similar views
The motley appearance greatly distinguishes the purple row from other mushroom representatives. However, in nature there is a fairly wide variety of mushrooms with the same color, so it is very important to figure out which fungus should be in the basket.
Consider conditionally sedimentary similar species. These include the following representatives:
Lepista Sinenozhka
This is the same conditionally sedentary mushroom as a row of purple. It spread in territories with a subtropical climate and grows mainly on the fields. You can distinguish it by a light hat and a purple leg. The first specimens appear in the middle of spring.
Lepista Fial
You can meet this mushroom in various forests of moderate climate. Easy to identify by pinkish-brown shade. The color of the hat in the center is a little darker. The shape of the hat is also convex with uneven edges. It can be distinguished by violet smell, which does not pass even after thermal treatment of the fungus.
Lilov’s varnish
This type of mushroom is found on moist soil in moderate climatic latitudes. Differs in small sizes with a hat of not more than 5 centimeters in diameter. Young mushrooms with a lilac hat that fades with the age of the mushroom.
Dangerous doubles of the purple row
Confused the purple row with the above representatives is unscrewed, since they are also conventional mushrooms. However, a row of purple has a number of similarities with hazardous mushrooms. These include the following types:
Pautinnik Koziy
This mushroom is easy to recognize by a hemispherical hat with bent edges. The pulp has a characteristic unpleasant smell of acetylene. It does not contain poisons, but the smell does not disappear even after very long processing. You can meet it in mixed and coniferous forests.
The myzena is clean
This representative differs from the row in small sizes. The hat does not exceed 4 centimeters in diameter. The color of this mushroom is pale gray or pale brown. It is characterized by a strong unpleasant odor and the release of fluid during the cut. Grows in forest zones on fallen wood.
Be very careful before putting the mushroom in the basket. The consequences of poisonous mushrooms can be extremely dangerous.
