Clitocybe nuda
Clitocybe nuda, commonly known as the blewit or 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. It has been cultivated in Britain, the Netherlands and France.
| Clitocybe nuda | |
|---|---|
| Wood blewit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Clitocybaceae |
| Genus: | Clitocybe |
| Species: | C. nuda |
| Binomial name | |
| Clitocybe nuda | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus nudus Bull. (1790) | |
| Clitocybe nuda | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or umbonate | |
| Hymenium is emarginate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is buff | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is choice | |
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