Wood Blewit - Lepista nuda

Description

Cap 6 to 12 cm across, flattened-convex becoming depressed and wavy, bluish lilac at first then more brownish. Gills lilac. A good edible fungus but must be well-cooked as it causes severe indigestion if eaten raw or under-cooked. Spore print pale pink. 

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Usually with oak, but also found in mixed woodlands and beside hedgerows.

When to see it

Found in autumn and early winter

UK Status

Fairly common and widespread in Britain

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Wood Blewit
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Tricholomataceae
Records on NatureSpot:
81
First record:
23/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
07/01/2024 (Carter, Robert)

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