Flowery Blewit vs Sordid Blewit

Lepista irina compared with Lepista sordida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowery Blewit	Sordid Blewit
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Tricholomataceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus same	Lepista	Lepista
Species	Lepista irina	Lepista sordida

Evolutionary Relationship

Flowery Blewit and Sordid Blewit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepista.

Conservation Status

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Sordid Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowery Blewit	Sordid Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Sordid Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan