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Wood Blewits Are Edible Purple Mushrooms Foraged in Texas

Wood Blewits Are Edible Purple Mushrooms Foraged in Texas

Wood blewit

What they found

Wood blewits are edible lavender-gilled mushrooms said to smell like lilacs, aniseed, or orange juice.

Wood blewits are edible lavender-gilled mushrooms said to smell like lilacs, aniseed, or orange juice.

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Not a study

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Collybia nuda

Collybia nuda

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Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly

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Go gourmet

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A Texas Favorite

A Texas Favorite

Wood blewits (Collybia nuda) are edible, lavender-gilled mushrooms that are said to smell like lilacs, aniseed, or even orange juice.

Wood blewits (Collybia nuda) are edible, lavender-gilled mushrooms that are said to smell like lilacs, aniseed, or even orange juice.

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