field blewit, blue-leg

Description:

The cap is at first hemispherical or convex, becoming almost flat with maturity, up to 16 cm in diameter. The cap cuticle is colored cream to light brown with a smooth texture to the touch, and is often seen glistening when fresh. The white to pallid flesh is thick, firm and delicate upon slicing. The underside of the cap bears crowded pinkish, cream to light brown gills. The stem is cylindrical with a bulbous, or sometimes tapering base, and does not bear a ring. The stem is covered by a striking lavender or lilac-coloured fibrous skin which fades in older individuals, and has a thick, firm flesh concolorous with that of the cap. It is up to 6–7 cm tall and 2.5–3 cm in diameter.

Habitat:

In the gardens of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid under a shrub of Nerium oleander (adelfas)

Notes:

Camera Model: Apple iPad 2 Exposure Time: 1/33 sec. Aperture Value: 2.53 EV (f/2.4) ISO Speed Rating: 125 Focal Length: 2.0 mm