Blewit

Clitocybe nuda

Summary 5

Clitocybe nuda (also recognized as Lepista nuda and Tricholoma nudum, commonly known as the wood blewit or blue stalk mushroom), is an edible mushroom, found in both coniferous and deciduous woodlands. It is a fairly distinctive mushroom that is widely eaten, though there is some caution about edibility. Nevertheless it has been cultivated in Britain, the Netherlands and France.

Associations 6

Plant / associate
fruitbody of Lepista nuda is associated with Poaceae

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lepista nuda is saprobic on woodchips of Trees

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lepista nuda is saprobic on rotting compost of Herbaceous Plants

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