Field blewit or Wood blewit

Cap 5-12 cm across, hemispherical to convex with an inrolled margin when young, later flattening out with a broad, low hump at the center. Color grayish-cream, grayish-brown, with a pale lilac tint when young, fading to dingy cream with age. Surface silky-matte, smooth, slightly sticky in wet weather.

Cap 5-15 cm across, when young convex with an inrolled margin, becoming with age flat and spreading. The cap skin is smooth, slightly slimy in wet weather, dry and matte in dry weather. Color vivid violet or lilac-violet when young, less often with a pink tint; with age it fades to brownish-violet, then to brownish-cream with violet traces at the margin. The margin is even, inrolled when young.

Gilled hymenophore. Gills crowded, thin, notched at the stem, easily detached. Color whitish to pale cream when young, creamy-ochre with age. Spore print pale pinkish-cream (typical of the genus Lepista).

Gilled hymenophore — the gills are adnate or slightly decurrent, very crowded, thin. Color distinctly violet-lilac when young, brownish-violet to brownish-cream with age, with a greenish-pink tint when mature. Spore print pale pink to creamy pink — characteristic of the genus Lepista.

Stem sturdy: 4-8 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, cylindrical or slightly thickened toward the base. The key feature is an intense lilac-violet color, especially in the lower part of the stem. Paler toward the top, down to dingy cream. Surface lengthwise fibrous, with whitish mycelial down at the very base. No ring.

Stem 5-10 cm tall, 1.5-3 cm thick, firm, fleshy, cylindrical, thickening toward the base. Color violet to lilac-violet, often paler lower down, with whitish mycelium at the base. The surface is smooth with fine lengthwise fibers. No ring.

Flesh thick, white, dense, meaty. Does not change color when cut. Has a pleasant fruity, perfumed aroma.

Flesh firm; thin in the cap, thick in the stem, violet-whitish to pale lilac. Doesn't change color when cut or slowly fades to grayish-violet. Smell pleasant, sweetish and perfumed, reminiscent of lilac or violet, with a hint of anise, taste sweet at first, then mildly mushroomy.

Pleasant, fruity and perfumed, with a note of ripe fruit — typical of the genus Lepista. One of the most distinctive and recognizable scents of the late-autumn forest. Taste mild, delicate.

A distinct, pleasant, sweetish-perfumed smell — reminiscent of lilac, violet or a touch of anise. A helpful clue, but not a decisive one: the violet webcap smells faintly of cedar, and some lilac webcaps (Cortinarius camphoratus, C. traganus) smell strong and unpleasant. So check the smell together with the spore print colour.