Wood blewit
Lepista nuda
Table of Contents
Observations
Practical Data
Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Lepista nuda
Sensory
Edibility
Very Edible
Taste
Mild
Smell
Flowery Radish-Like Sweet
Occurrence
Rarity
Common
Season
September - March
Growth
Forest Soils
Shape
Group
Gill Mushroom
Size
4 to 22 cm
Cap
Funnel-Like Hemispherical Umbrella-Like
Fruitbody
Bleaching
Stem
Rooted Fibrous Hollow Knobbly
Stem Surface
Colubrid-Patterned
Spore Donor
Adnate Gills Narrow Gills Serrate
Coloring
Cap
Blue Brown Gray Orange Pink Red
Flesh
Blue Brown Pink White Yellow
Gills
Blue Gray Pink White
Stem
Blue Pink White
Spore Dust
Red
Research Data
Etymology and Classification of Lepista nuda
Etymology
| Scientific name | Lepista nuda |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Status of name | Legitimate |
| Type of name | Combination |
| Rank | Species |
| Year of publication | 1871 |
| Authors | M.C. Cooke |
Classification
- Fungi
- Dikarya
- Basidiomycota
- Agaricomycotina
- Agaricomycetes
- Agaricomycetidae
- Agaricales
- Tricholomataceae
- Lepista
Description
Description of Lepista nuda
Occurrence and Growth
Lepista nuda (English: Wood blewit) is a common mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils. Its main season begins in September and ends in March.
Forest soils
Edibility, Taste and Smell
Lepista nuda is very edible. The mushroom tastes mild. Its smell can be described as flowery, radish-like, and sweet.
Very edible
Mild taste
Flowery smell
Radish-like smell
Sweet smell
Shape and Surface
Lepista nuda commonly measures from 4 to 22 cm. The cap is shaped funnel-like, hemispherical, and umbrella-like. The fruit body is bleaching. The stem is rooted, fibrous, hollow, and knobbly. The stem surface is colubrid-patterned. The spore donor can be described as adnate, gills narrow, and gills serrate.
Umbrella-like cap
Hemispherical cap
Funnel-like cap
Bleaching fruitbody
Rooted stem
Fibrous stem
Knobbly stem
Hollow stem
Colubrid-patterned stem surface
Adnate spore donor
Gills narrow
Gills serrate
Coloring
The cap of Lepista nuda is frequently colored blue, brown, gray, orange, pink, and red. The color of the flesh is often blue, brown, pink, white, and yellow. The gills of Lepista nuda are regularly colored blue, gray, pink, and white. The stem is often colored blue, pink, and white. The spore dust is frequently colored red.
Etymology and Classification
Lepista nuda (Gender: Feminine) was scientifically described by M.C. Cooke and effectively published in 1871. The name Lepista nuda is of type combination. Lepista nuda has the status legitimate.
The scientific classification of Lepista nuda is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Tricholomataceae, Lepista. For further information, please see M.C. Cooke (1871, p. 192).
Synonyms
Lepista nuda is also known for its latin synonyms Tricholoma personatum var. nudum, Tricholoma nudum var. lilaceum, Rhodopaxillus nudus var. violaceofuscidulus, Rhodopaxillus nudus var. tucumanensis, Rhodopaxillus nudus var. tridentinus, Rhodopaxillus nudus var. pruinosus, Omphalia tyrianthina, Lepista nuda var. violaceofuscidula, Lepista nuda var. tyrianthina, Lepista nuda var. tucumanensis, Lepista nuda var. tridentina, Lepista nuda var. pruinosa, Lepista nuda var. lilacina, Lepista nuda var. armeriophila, Lepista nuda f. gracilis, Collybia lilacea, Clitocybe tyrianthina, Clitocybe nuda.
References
Cooke, M.C. 1871. Handbook of British fungi. 1:1-488
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