Aufhimmel Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 These grow on my lawn in western Pa. Smell just like blewits only ever so slightly garlicky? Is there a way to tell between these two species without a microscope? I understand that one is edible and the other is not. L. nuda are all over my yard once the temps drop and I love them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Hoover Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Definitely not Blewits. Spore print is wrong. I’d look at Cortinarius but don’t see webbing or remains of a veil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufhimmel Posted October 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Kevin Hoover said: Definitely not Blewits. Spore print is wrong. I’d look at Cortinarius but don’t see webbing or remains of a veil. Oh I thought cortinarius had brown spore prints? Maybe the photo is deceiving but it’s kind of a thousand island color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 All pick except second fits blewits including spore print. I saw this color of spores in blewits. In corts spore print has clear rusty color. My impression that sordida is European sp, and it is not really toxic anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufhimmel Posted October 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 is it possible that there are two species, lepista tarda and lepista sordida growing near one another? Comparing them side by side from the patches in my front and back yards they definitely look like different species (at different stages) but I still get blewits when I take a sniff. Spore prints are pretty much identical to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 My understanding is that the names Clitocybe/Lepista tarda and C/L sordida are synonyms... or maybe one species is European and the other N. American (?). I agree with your ID, Aufhimmel. The appearance of the fruit bodies representing this species can change as they mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_of_the_Line Posted November 3, 2023 Report Share Posted November 3, 2023 I believe the one with the tighter gills and violet coloring is sordid and the darker one with wider gill spacing is tarda. I also believe both to be edible and palatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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