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Lepista personata
The fruiting body of the mushroom resembles an agaric. 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. Along the periphery, the cap ends in a thick incurved margin which may unfold as the mushroom expands. 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, which are free or emarginate in relation to the stem. The stem itself 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
Lepista personata is found fruiting in open grasslands, parks, pastures, forest clearings, and in the vicinity of forest edges, unlike Lepista nuda which is commonly found in woodland. Lepista personata fruits gregariously, forming distinctive fairy rings.[3][4] Its fruiting season extends from summer to the beginning of winter, and is widespread in Europe.[3] It has also been allegedly reported from California in North America
Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach,in a mix forest of oaks,eucalypthus and pine trees
Spotted on Dec 2, 2012
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012
7 Comments
Gully it was in the edge of the forest just where the grassland began,it was that detail,that make me belived that is a L.Personata instad of a L.Nuda
Was the surrounding habitat near grassland?
Thanks Vlad and Gully for the id
Yep, I agree with Gully, it's a Blewit, but I think this is the Lepista Personata by the colors.
Some are much less purple than others. I've never seen one that brown but I'm sure it's possible. If you noticed the purple too then I think that must be what it is.
Thanks gully,when i was loading the pictures i remark that purple tonality and the place is the same where i spott purple wood belewits a few weeks ago,i do not knowed that there where brown wood blewits :-)
Do I see a hint of purple on the stem in the second picture? To me they look like really brown Wood Blewits (Lepista nuda).