Blewit refers to two closely related species of edible agarics in the genus Collybia , the wood blewit ( Collybia nuda , formerly Clitocybe nuda or Lepista nuda ) and the field blewit or blue-leg ( C. personata , formerly Clitocybe personata , Lepista personata , or Lepista saeva ).
3-509: Both species were treated by many authorities as belonging to the genus Lepista . Recent molecular research suggested the genus Lepista is nested within Clitocybe but they were reclassified as Collybia in 2023. Both wood blewits and field blewits are edible. Field blewits are often infested with fly larvae and do not store very well; they should therefore be used soon after picking. They are also very porous, so they are best picked on
6-520: A dry day. The blewits are considered excellent mushrooms, despite their coloration. Blewits can be eaten as a cream sauce or sautéed in butter . They can also be cooked like tripe or as omelette filling, and wood blewits also make good stewing mushrooms. Lepista Lepista is a genus of mushroom -forming fungi . According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008),
9-424: The widespread genus contains approximately 50 species. In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith designated the group as subgenus of Clitocybe . A genetic study conducted in 2015 revealed that the genera Collybia and Lepista were closely related to the core clade of Clitocybe. However, all three genera were found to be polyphyletic, with several members located in lineages distinct from other members within
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