Crowfoot Lepista nuda

Hat: smooth, non-hygrophanous or almost so; lilac blue, then pale and spotted with ochraceous or reddish brown; opaque when directed towards a light source. Blades: flat to toothed; lilac, sometimes with bluish reflections, easily separated from the flesh. Stalk: concolorous to barred, pruinose

Flesh: thick, bluish-white

Spores: 7.5-9 x 4-5 µm, elliptical with very fine warts

Taste : mild

Odour: pleasant, but difficult to define (they say it reminds them of “pharmacy” or “vitamin B1”)

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting season Autumn

Dimension Hat: 4-15 cm; Foot: 2-12 x 1-2.5 cm

Habitat In forests, parks and along roadsides, on all types of terrain. A late-blooming species that withstands the first frosts.

Lepista nuda

Lepista nuda

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