Blewit cousins

Lepista irina, L. panaeolus

mushroom

Edible blewits other than the wood blewit: flowery blewit, lepista panaeolus.

Origin

Forests and meadows of Europe

Season (United States)

September to November

Preparation

Always cooked. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

The flowery blewit is named in French for its scent of iris.