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Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The hat is smooth and slightly greasy in wet weather, a light purple color, lilac or lilac pink.

Habitat:

Under a tree inside a churchyard.

Notes:

Norwgian name: Lillabrun ridderhatt

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Comments (3)
Machi
I like that name much better! :)
arne.roysland
I don't know why they called it sordid (in the sense of dingy, filthy or foul). The norwegian name of this genus is "ridderhatt" because it perhaps took like a musketeer hat.
Machi
What an interesting name! I certainly don't think they look sordid :)

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PublishedOctober 18, 2019

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