Field blewit
Lepista personata
A species of Blewits.
As its popular name suggests, the field blewit (Lepista personata) frequently appears in groups or fairy rings within open grassy fields. Initially, their robust, cream-colored caps are domed, gradually transforming into concave, goblet-like shapes with maturity. Ingesting this mushroom has been linked to stomach upset.
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Attributes of Field blewit
Cap Diameter
5 - 15 cm
Height
4 - 15 cm
Cap
Cap 15 cm across; convex, flat; cream to ocher-brown; smooth
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Smooth
Gills
Sinuate to free; crowded; whitish to pale pinkish
Stem
Stem 4 - 6 cm long, 1.5 - 2.5 cm thick; reddish brown; smooth to finely fibrous
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Surfaces
Fibrillose
Flesh
Thick; firm, delicate; white to pallid
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Pale pinkish cream
Odor
Mildly perfumed with a typical fungal scent.
Body Color
BrownPurpleCream
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
You can find Field blewit by these plants
Spruces, Pines
Occurence Habitats
Meadows
Species Status
Common
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Field blewit
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Gilled fungi
Family
Pale-spore mushrooms
Genus
Blewits
Toxicity and Edibility of Field blewit
Is Field blewit Toxic?
Toxicity information is not available for this mushroom. Always consult with an expert before consuming any wild mushrooms.
