Created: 2007-11-19 21:05:46
By: Nathan Wilson (nathan)
Summary: Could be a Cort. but I doubt it

The habitat (thick cyprus or juniper duff) is one where I have found C. nuda in the bay area before. From my experience in that habitat, they tended towards the lavender and often had a brownish center like this one does. They also tend to be a bit more bitter. Finally, the cap in the photo has that not quite definable alabaster look to it that is characteristic of blewits, but I’ve never seen it in a Cort. All of that said, I certainly wouldn’t recommend anyone eat it based solely on what you can see from this photo. Checking for red-brown spores is required before eating any blewit.

Created: 2007-11-19 10:03:18
By: Douglas Smith (douglas)
Summary: Or easily a cort…

With the bluish tints it could easily be a Cortinarius also. Need more info on the spore color, and gill color, and look for details on the stipe. The Cort. will have threads on the stipe stained red-brown with the spores. But in some Cort. these threads can easily wash off in rain, so might not be definate.

Created: 2007-11-17 04:46:10
By: Nathan Wilson (nathan)
Summary: I’d call it Clitocybe nuda

I agree with Alan in terms of it being a blewit. However, I’d call it Clitocybe nuda for reason outlined here.

Created: 2007-11-16 22:32:52
By: (Alan Rockefeller)
Summary: Lepista nuda

Probably a Lepista nuda (blewit). It should have a cream to pink spore print. There are also some Cortinarius mushrooms which look a lot like that, they would have a brown spore print.