Clitocybe nuda
(Fr.) Bigelow and Smith, Brittonia 21:165. 1969

Mushroom Synonyms
GenusSpeciesVarietyFormCitationBookVol. PageYear
AgaricusnudusFriesSystema Mycologicum1:521821
Tricholomanudum(Fr.) KummerDer Fuhrer in die Pilzkundep. 1321871
Lepistanuda(Fr.) CookeHandbook of British Fungip. 1921871
Gyrophilanuda(Fr.) Queletenchiridion Fungorump. 171886
Rhodopaxillusnudusnudus(Fr.) R. MaireAnn. Mycol.11:3381913

Kindgom: Fungi
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   +----Division: Eumycota
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           +----Subdivision: Basidiomycotina
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                   +----Class: Hymenomycetes
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                           +----Order: Agaricales
                                   |
                                   +----Suborder: Agaricineae
                                           |
                                           +----Family: Tricholomataceae
                                                   |
                                                   +----Tribus: Tricholomateae
                                                           |
                                                           +----Subtribus: Clitocybinae
                                                                   |
                                                                   +----Genus: Clitocybe
                                                                           |
                                                                           +----Subgenus: Clitocybe
                                                                                   |
                                                                                   +----Subsection: Verruculosae
Mushroom Images
DescriptionCredits
Picture University of Wisconsin
Picture University of Wisconsin
Picture University of Wisconsin
Picture University of Wisconsin
Picture Camp Pendleton Marine Corp. Base

Pileus Size: (4) 5 - 9 (15) cm broad; Shape: convex, becoming plane or broadly umbonate; sometimes depressed; Color: purple, but eventually fading to purple brownish; Surface: glabrous; polished when dry; moist to dry; Margin: inrolled when young, eventually becoming uplifted; quite often wavy; Flesh: thick, soft, purplish; Odor: pleasant; faintly fragrant; Taste: pleasant.

Gills Attachment: adnate to adnexed; Color: pale purple; fading or discoloring in age; Spacing: close; Thickness: moderately broad.

Stipe Size: 3 - 8 (10) cm long; 1 - 2 cm wide; Shape: equal with a larger basal bulb; Surface: fibrillose; Color: purple to pale violet; fading somewhat with age; Consistency: stout; Flesh: solid; Basal Tomentum: consisting of downy pale purplish mycelium.

Spore Deposit: pinkish buff; Size: 6 - 8 um x 4 - 5 um; Shape: ellipsoid; Surface: minutely roughened; Miscellaneous: colorless.

Edibility: Most authorities pronounce this mushroom as an excellent edible mushroom (I have found it, but haven't tried it yet). Watch out for the possibility of confusing this mushroom with a few of the light lavender species of Cortinarious.

Habitat: From late summer through the winter where the climate allows. This is a "cosmopolitan" mushroom and can show up just about anywhere.

Common Names
Common NameCountrys
Blewit
Blewits
Blue Gills
Great Violet Rider
Wood Blewit
Woods Blewit
Woods Blewits

References / Bibliography
SourcePage / Vol:PageDescriptionReferenced As
700 Pilze145Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives48Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives48MentionClitocybe nuda
A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms112Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms112MentionRhodopaxillus nudus nudus
A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms112MentionLepista nuda
A Guide to Mushrooms & Toadstools90Drwg & DescriptionLepista nuda
All That the Rain Promises, and More... A Hip Pocket Guide to Wes54Pic Clr & Descrip.Clitocybe nuda
Collecting and Studying Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi97MentionClitocybe nuda
Collecting and Studying Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi97Drwg & DescriptionLepista nuda
edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Canada127Sm. Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
Foraging for edible Wild Mushrooms66Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
Fungi of Japan70Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
How to Recognize 30 edible Mushrooms82Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
Introduction to Mushroom Hunting22DescriptionLepista nuda
Mushroom - The Journal of Wild, vol. 8 #2, Cultivation Column - If you coax along some species they'll behave like perennia24ArticleClitocybe nuda
Mushroom - The Journal of Wild, vol. 8 #3, Radiocesium Levels in Wild-Growing Mushrooms from Various Locations9Article, smallClitocybe nuda
Mushroom - The Journal of Wild, vol. 8 #4, Keeping up, with Maggie Rogers35Article, smallTricholoma nudum
Mushroom - The Journal of Wild, vol. 9 #3, A Fungi Safari12Article, smallLepista nuda
Mushrooms143Drwg & DescriptionClitocybe nuda
Mushrooms and Toadstools in Color112Drwg & DescriptionLepista nuda
Mushrooms Demystified153Pic Clr & Descrip.Clitocybe nuda
Mushrooms Demystified154MentionLepista nuda
Mushrooms Demystified154MentionClitocybe nuda
Mushrooms of North America128MentionLepista nuda
Mushrooms of North America128Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
Mushrooms of North America128MentionLepista nuda
Mushrooms of North America (Phillips)134Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
Mushrooms of North America (Phillips)134MentionClitocybe nuda
Mushrooms of Western North America259Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
Mushrooms: A Quick Reference Guide to Mushrooms of North America122MentionTricholoma nudum
Mushrooms: A Quick Reference Guide to Mushrooms of North America122Pic Clr & Descrip.Clitocybe nuda
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164MentionLepista nuda
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164MentionRhodopaxillus nudus nudus
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164MentionClitocybe nuda
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164MentionTricholoma nudum
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164Pic & DescLepista nuda
North American Species of Clitocybe. Part I164MentionRhodopaxillus nudus nudus
One Thousand American Fungi80, lxiDescriptionClitocybe nuda
One Thousand American FungilxiMentionTricholoma nudum
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms73MentionLepista nuda
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms74MentionAgaricus nudus
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms74Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms73MentionLepista nuda
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms749Pic Clr & Descrip.Gyrophila nuda
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms750MentionRhodopaxillus nudus nudus
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms750MentionClitocybe nuda
The Complete Book of Mushrooms120, 122Drwg & DescriptionTricholoma nudum
The encyclopedia of Mushrooms220Pic Clr & Descrip.Lepista nuda
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home180Pics & ArticleTricholoma nudum
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home180MentionLepista nuda
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home180MentionClitocybe nuda
The Mushroom Handbook447DescriptionTricholoma nudum
The Mushroom Trailguide98MentionRhodopaxillus nudus nudus
The Mushroom Trailguide98Drwg & DescriptionLepista nuda
The Mushroom Trailguide98MentionTricholoma nudum
The Mushroom Trailguide98MentionLepista nuda
The New Savory Wild Mushroom81Pic Clr & Descrip.Tricholoma nudum


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