Species:
Lepista nuda
Scientific name:
Lepista nuda
Arabic name:
الفطر البنفسجي
French name:
Pied bleu
English name:
Wood blewit
Habitat:
Growing alone, scattered, gregariously, or in clusters in organic debris in woods.
Surrounding vegetation:
Quercus infectoria.
Ecological niche:
Saprobic, on leaf litter in mixed woodland.
Chromosome Number:
-
Genome size:
-
Cap:
Convex with an inrolled margin when young, becoming broadly convex to nearly flat.
Gills / pores:
Sinuate and crowded, the gills have a lilac flush when young, turning brown when mature.
-
Stem:
The non-tapering stipe is solid and often has a swollen (clavate) base, finely hairy near the apex.
Dimensions:
Sinuate and crowded, the gills have a lilac flush when young, turning brown when mature.
-
Color(s):
Young cap is violet-tinged, when mature the violet tinge fades and turns to brown centres
Texture, other traits:
Smooth with faint aniseed odour.
Spore print
Spores
Distribution
Fruiting period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12