A field blewit

Blewit refers to two closely related species of edible agarics in the genus Clitocybe, the wood blewit (Clitocybe nuda) and the field blewit or blue-leg (C.saeva). Both species are treated by some authorities as belonging to the genus Lepista.

Classification

Both species have been treated by many authorities as belonging to the Clitocybe segregate genus Lepista. Recent molecular research suggests the genus Lepista is nested within Clitocybe.[1]

Edibility

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 a dry day.[2]

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.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Moncalvo JM. et al. (2002). One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics. Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23:357–400
  2. 1 2 Mabey, Richard (2004). Food for Free. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-718303-8.
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