Confirm as Wood Blewit please

[jaybie]

I think these are Wood Blewit Lepista nuda rather than L. saeva. They were found growing in groups on a nature reserve which are sand dunes with a lot of Hawthorne and little else. They have a sweet "mushroomy" smell and taste.



They don't seem to have the bulbous base of L. saeva as shown in Phillips but all the caps were very violet as shown.

Many thanks, John

[fairplay]

I'll go along with L.nuda.

Neil.

[jonbem]

I hope this helps but here are some of my recent Blewits that I believe are L.Saeva. Brown/tan tops in field. Known locally as "Blue stalks". Delicious fried in butter and herbs on toast!

[jaybie]

Thanks for the response.

JohnB