Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Tricholomataceae > Lepista > Lepista nudaLepista nuda (Wood Blewit)Synonyms: Agaricus bicolor; Agaricus bulbosus (heterotypic); Agaricus nudus; Agaricus nudus var. aggregatus; Agaricus nudus var. allochrous; Agaricus nudus var. majus; Agaricus nudus var. praticola; Agaricus nudus var. sylvaticus; Agaricus tyrianthinus; Clitocybe nuda; Clitocybe tyrianthina; Collybia lilacea; Collybia lilacea var. distantelamellata; Cortinarius bicolor (heterotypic); Cortinarius nudus; Gyrophila nuda; Lepista nuda f. gracilis; Lepista nuda f. graclis; Lepista nuda var. armeriophila; Lepista nuda var. lilacina; Lepista nuda var. pruinosa; Lepista nuda var. tridentina; Lepista nuda var. tucumanensis; Lepista nuda var. tyrianthina; Lepista nuda var. violaceofuscidula; Omphalia tyrianthina; Rhodopaxillus nudus; Rhodopaxillus nudus var. pruinosus; Rhodopaxillus nudus var. tridentinus; Rhodopaxillus nudus var. tucumanensis; Rhodopaxillus nudus var. violaceofuscidulus; Tricholoma lilaceum; Tricholoma nudum; Tricholoma nudum var. lilaceum; Tricholoma nudum var. majus; Tricholoma personatum nudum; Tricholoma personatum var. nudum; Tricholoma sordidum var. lilaceum Clitocybe nuda, commonly known as the wood blewit and alternately described as Lepista nuda, is an edible mushroom native to Europe and North America. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790, it was also known as Tricholoma nudum for many years. It is 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. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Borrowdale Woodland Complex |
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1650 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cerne and Sydling Downs |
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912 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ebernoe Common |
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581 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Invernaver |
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728 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mendip Limestone Grasslands |
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1032 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Naddle Forest |
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892 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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