Wood blewit
Clitocybe nuda (Lepista nuda)
41.5514, -8.42305
Field Notes
Description:
This mushroom can range from lilac to purple-pink. Some North American specimens are duller and tend toward tan, but usually have purplish tones on the stem and gills. The gills are attached to the short, stout stem. Mature specimens have a darker color and flatter cap; younger ones are lighter with more convex caps. Wood blewits have a very distinctive odor, which has been likened by one author to that of frozen orange juice
Habitat:
The wood blewit is found in Europe and North America and is becoming more common in Australia, where it appears to have been introduced. It is a saprotrophic species, growing on decaying leaf litter
Notes:
Spotted in a mix forest near my house
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 25, 2013
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