Clitocybe nuda
(Fries) Bigelow & Smith
Blewitt
TricholomataceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom
The mushroom is eaten as food.
Where to Find It
California.
Asia, Australia, Britain, Europe, France, Netherlands, North America, Taiwan, USA,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
The Blewitt is an edible mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae found in California, where it is also cultivated for food production.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Names & Synonyms
Lepista nuda (Bullard: Fries) Cooke
References (2)
- Chen, J., et al, 2012, Isolation and Identification of Secondary Metabolites of Clitocybe nuda Responsible for Inhibition of Zoospore Germination of Phytophora capsici. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60: 7341-7341
- http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/edible.html
