Wood blewit
Lepista nuda
Local namesmavi cincilemor mantar
The wood blewit is a lilac to purple-pink mushroom of late autumn. It has a distinctive smell likened to orange juice and a pale pink spore print. Raw it causes indigestion, and it can be confused with poisonous violet Cortinarius species.
Where it's found
Coniferous and deciduous woodland, growing as a decomposer on decaying leaf litter.
Distribution
Found in Europe and North America and apparently introduced to Australia and New Zealand. In Turkey it is called mavi cincile around Bolu and mor mantar around Karaman.
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