Funghi
Lepista personata
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Lepista personata is often treated as synonym/close to field blewit (saeva)—lilac-legged pale mushroom of open ground. Culinary use matches field blewit: cook well, fry. Species label appears in older books; cook as field blewit. Firm and perfumed. Expert ID still required.
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FryStew
Traits
CookedFieldField TypeFirmLilac LegPerfumedSynonym Complex
History
L. personata appeared in European mycological naming of field blewits.
Synonymy discussions linked personata and saeva for field blewits.