''Lepista'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
-forming
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains about 50 species.
[ In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith made the group a 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 2015 genetic study found that the genera ''Collybia'' and ''Lepista'' were closely related to the core clade of ''Clitocybe'', but that all three were polyphyletic, with many members in lineages removed from other members of the same genus and instead more closely related to the other two. Alvarado and colleagues declined to define the genera but proposed several options and highlighted the need for a wider 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 about 50 species. In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith made the group a subgenus of '' Clitoc ...
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* ''Lepista flaccida
''Paralepista flaccida'' (also called ''Clitocybe flaccida'', ''Clitocybe inversa'', ''Lepista flaccida'' and ''Lepista inversa'', or in English tawny funnel cap) is a species of mushroom found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is known to form f ...
'' (previously ''Clitocybe flaccida'')
* ''Lepista gilva
''Lepista'' is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains about 50 species. In 1969, Howard Bigelow and Alex H. Smith made the group a subgenus of '' Clitoc ...
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* ''Lepista glaucocana
''Lepista glaucocana'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
The Tricholomataceae are a large family of mushrooms within the Agaricales. Originally a classic " wastebasket taxon", the family included any white-, yello ...
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* ''Lepista inversa
''Paralepista flaccida'' (also called ''Clitocybe flaccida'', ''Clitocybe inversa'', ''Lepista flaccida'' and ''Lepista inversa'', or in English tawny funnel cap) is a species of mushroom found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is known to form f ...
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* ''Lepista personata
''Lepista personata'' (also recognised as ''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 grassy areas across Euro ...
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* ''Lepista saeva
''Lepista personata'' (also recognised as ''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 grassy areas across Euro ...
'' (field blewit)
* ''Lepista sordida
''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 naturally occurring ring or arc of mu ...
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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. In 2014, Sánchez-García and colleagues proposed a revised classification of the Tricholomataceae with seven gene ...
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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