Wood Blewits (lepista nuda) (Gill Fungi)

Habitat:

Hedgerows, gardens near compost heaps and deciduous woodland, rich in humus soil.

Gowing season:

Summer till late Autumn.

Its abundance when few other edible mushrooms are about make it much sought-after fungi!

The Wood Blewit is easily cultivated and a good edible mushroom.

Cooking and preparation:

Possible confusion;

L. glauccocana

Cortinarius violaceus,

C.hercynicus.

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