Lepista saeva

(Fr.) P. Orton

Field Blewit, Blue Leg

TricholomataceaeMushrooms
Lepista saeva
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Lepista saeva
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(c) Михаил Орлов, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Lepista saeva
iNaturalist · cc-by
(c) Михаил Орлов, some rights reserved (CC BY)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Britain, Central Asia, Europe, Kyrgyzstan,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

How to Identify

A temperate mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae characterized by a fawn cap and violet stem.

Names & Synonyms

Blewit, Bluefoot

Clitocybe saeva (Fr.) H. E. Bigelow & A. H. Sm.Lepista personata (Fr.) CookeRhodopaxillus saevus (Fr.) MaireTricholoma personatum (Fr.: Fr.) KummerTricholoma saevum (Fr.) Gill.
References (3)
  • Kaufmann, B. et al, 1999, The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Konemann. p 81
  • Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 120, 122 (As Rhodopaxillus saevus)
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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