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Carapace lyophyllum is a rare lamellar fungus of the Lyophilov family, of the Ryadovki genus. It is large in size, with an irregularly shaped brown cap. Grows in large, close groups on trampled soil. Its other name is armored ryadovka.
What do armored lyophillums look like?
The cap of the armored row grows up to 4-12 cm in diameter, less often up to 15 cm. In young specimens it is spherical, opens as it grows, first becomes hemispherical, then prostrate, sometimes depressed. In mature, it is uneven. The surface is smooth, with radial grain. In old lyophillums, the edges are wavy. The shade of the cap ranges from light brown to almost black. From rain, humidity and sun, it gradually fades.
Spore-bearing plates are of medium frequency. In young ones, they are white, gray or gray-beige, in mature ones, they are gray-brown. They can be adherent or descending.
The spore powder is whitish, light yellow or light cream. Spores are smooth, colorless, spherical in shape.
The height of the leg is 4-6 cm, it can reach 8-10 cm, the diameter is 0.5-1.5 cm. The shape depends on the growing conditions, it is often curved. Under natural conditions, it is usually central, sometimes slightly eccentric. If the mushroom grows on dense trampled soil or mowed grass, its length is 0.5 cm. It can be eccentric, almost lateral or central. The stem is fibrous, white or gray-beige closer to the cap, brownish below. Its surface is mealy. In mature specimens, the color of the leg is grayish brown.
It has a firm, firm, cartilaginous flesh that squeaks when cut. The color is white, brownish under the skin. In mature specimens, the flesh is beige or gray-brown, elastic, watery. Lyophyllum has a mild, pleasant mushroom smell.
Where do armored lyophillums grow
This species grows in European countries, including Russia, as well as in North America and northern Africa. More often found outside the forest zone. He settles on lawns, in parks, in the grass, on slopes, paths, glades, embankments, next to curbs. It can be found in a meadow or field, less often in deciduous forests and on their outskirts.
Mushrooms grow together with the bases of the legs in several specimens (from 10 or more), forming close groups. If they settle on a trampled site or mowed lawn, their colony resembles a dense shell.
Is it possible to eat armored lyophillums
Lyophyllum is a conditionally edible species. Its taste is low due to its dense and elastic pulp, therefore it is not of culinary interest.
False doubles
Lyophillum crowded - one of their similar types. It grows in the same conditions, bears fruit at the same time. The main difference is in the records. In crowded ones, they are weakly adherent or free. Other distinctive features are rather arbitrary. The crowded has a lighter cap, the flesh is softer and does not creak.The mushroom is edible, much tastier than its relative, and when fried, it resembles chicken.
Another double - oyster mushrooms... It is an edible mushroom widely known. Outwardly, they are almost the same as the carapace ryadovka, but differ in the place of growth. Oyster mushrooms do not grow on the ground, preferring wood, so in nature these two species cannot be confused. Of the external signs, the plates should be noted - in lyophillum they break off abruptly, in oyster mushrooms they smoothly pass to the leg.
Lyophyllum smoky gray differs from its counterpart in the place of growth, it is found in coniferous forests, it has a lighter cap and a long leg. Considered conditionally edible.
Collection rules
Bears fruit in autumn. You can collect it from the end of September to November.
Use
This mushroom is prepared in a versatile way. Compulsory boiling for 20 minutes is recommended. Then you can fry or simmer.
Conclusion
Carapace lyophyllum is a little-known conditionally edible mushroom that grows in close adhered groups. It has a feature that sets it apart from others: it can grow on tightly packed soil and under curbs.
