''Lepista'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the n ...
-forming
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains approximately 50 species.
[ In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith designated the group as subgenus of '']Clitocybe
''Clitocybe'' is a genus of mushrooms characterized by white, off-white, buff, cream, pink, or light-yellow spores, gills running down the stem, and pale white to brown or lilac coloration. They are primarily saprotrophic, decomposing forest grou ...
''.[
A genetic study conducted in 2015 revealed that the genera ''Collybia'' and ''Lepista'' were closely related to the core clade of ''Clitocybe.'' However, all three genera were found to be polyphyletic, with several members located in lineages distinct from other members within the same genus. Instead, they were more closely related to members of the other two genera. Alvarado and colleagues chose not to define the genera but presented various options and emphasized the necessity for a broader analysis.]
Selected species
* ''Lepista caespitosa
''Lepista'' is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains approximately 50 species. In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith designated the group as subgen ...
''
* ''Lepista glaucocana
''Lepista glaucocana'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
The Tricholomataceae are a large family of fungi within the order Agaricales. Originally a classic "wastebasket taxon", the family included any white-, yell ...
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* ''Lepista sordida
''Collybia sordida'', formerly ''Lepista sordida'', is a species of blewit mushroom found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is known to form fairy ring
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a natura ...
''
Former species
* ''Collybia personata
''Collybia personata'' (also recognised as ''Lepista personata'', ''Lepista saeva'', ''Clitocybe saeva'' and ''Tricholoma personatum'', and commonly known as the field blewit and blue-leg) is a species of edible fungus commonly found growing in ...
'', formerly ''Lepista personata'', ''Lepista saeva'', or ''Clitocybe saeva'', field blewit
* ''Collybia nuda
''Collybia nuda'', commonly known as the blewit or wood blewit and previously described as ''Lepista nuda'' and ''Clitocybe nuda'', is a species of fungi. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790, it was also known as ''Tricholoma nudum'' for many ...
'', formerly ''Lepista nuda'' or ''Clitocybe nuda'', wood blewit
See also
*List of Tricholomataceae genera
The Tricholomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. A 2008 estimate placed 78 genera and 1020 species in the family. Subsequent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has however found that this wide inter ...
References
Further reading
*Gulden, G. (1983). "Studies in ''Lepista'' (Fr.) W.G. Smith section Lepista (Basidiomycotina, Agaricales)". ''Sydowia''. 36: 59–74.
*Gulden, G. (1992). "''Lepista''". In Hansen, L. & Knudsen, H. (red.): ''Nordic macromycetes'', vol 2. - Copenhagen
*Harmaja, H. (1974). "A revision of the generic limit between ''Clitocybe'' and ''Lepista''". ''Karstenia''. 14: 82–92.
*Harmaja, H. (1976). "A further revision of the generic limit between ''Lepista'' and ''Clitocybe''". ''Karstenia''. 15: 13–15.
*Harmaja, H. (2003). "Notes on ''Clitocybe s. lato'' (Agaricales)". ''Annales Botanici Fennici''. 40: 213–218.
*Lange, J. E. (1935). ''Flora Agaricina Danica''. bind 1. Copenhagen.
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*Moser, M. (1983). "Die Röhrlinge und Blätterpilze". ''Kleine Kryptogamenflora''. 5. Auflage. Stuttgart.
*Petersen, J. H. & Vesterholt, J. (1990) (red.). ''Danske storsvampe''. Copenhagen.
*Reid, A. D. (1968). "Coloured icones of rare and interesting fungi", part 3. Suppl. ''Nova Hedwigia''. 15: 13–14.
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Agaricales genera
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