Flowery Blewit (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008).
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Joanne Solem
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Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Elliptical, finely roughened; measured 5.2-5.6 X 3.1-3.9 microns.
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Robert Solem
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Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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14 Records
Status
Found in scattered groups on ground in coniferous or mixed forests.
Description
Cap: White (pinkish-buff in age), smooth, dry or sticky, sometimes with water spots or pitted; convex, may develop low umbo in age; margin inrolled, often lobed or wavy; flesh whitish or pinkish, thick. Gills: Whitish becoming pale pinkish-buff in age; can be separated from flesh; crowded. Stalk: White, pale tan, stains brown; dry, smooth or scurfy (may be longitudinally grooved in age); cylindrical, tapers upward; base may be bulbous or club-shaped (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Flowery Blewit (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008).
Media by
Joanne Solem.
Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Elliptical, finely roughened; measured 5.2-5.6 X 3.1-3.9 microns.
Media by
Robert Solem.
Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Media by
Joanne Solem.
Source: Wikipedia
| Lepista irina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Lepista |
| Species: | L. irina
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepista irina (Fr.) H.E.Bigelow
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| Synonyms | |
Lepista irina is a species of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae.[2] It is a choice edible mushroom.[1]
It has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ a b "Lepista irina (Fr.) H.E.Bigelow". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.