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Lepista nuda???


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Looks to me more like a Cortinarius. I'd make a spore print to be sure.

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These look like Blewits (Lepista nuda) to me. No sign of the remains of a cortina or patches of brown spore deposits on the stems. Like eat-bolete says, a spore print is a good idea.

Blewits should be well-cooked. Even then, some people report digestive issues. I've never had a problem with them. Some years I find a lot. Three preservation methods I use are: slice/saute and freeze, prepare a duxelles and freeze, of slice/dehydrate. I know one person --a guy who does a lot of cooking with wild mushrooms-- who says the dried Blewits become bitter. But I have never noticed this. The dried ones work well for me in a variety of ways... put into chicken soup, used to make cream of Blewit soup, or used in stuffing for chicken. I use the duxelles in mushroom/roasted-garlic smashed potatoes. The slices are good on homemade pizza.

Before it gets too cold, you may want to check some other spots where compost or lawn clippings are dumped. Or deep needle duff under conifers. These are other good types of Blewit habitat.

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Looks like Lepista Nuda to me, although they are a bit old, hence the disapearance of the typical blue colour.

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