Pinkmottle woodwax or Wood blewit

Cap 5-12 cm, fleshy, at first hemispherical, then convex-flattened. Color pink, pinkish red to wine-red, with darker blotches and streaks. In old mushrooms it turns brownish. Surface dry or slightly sticky, smooth, may become slightly scaly with age.

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.

Gills. The gills are crowded, thick, waxy, decurrent on the stem. Color at first white, with age pinkish to pinkish wine, with darker droplets and spots. Spore print white.

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 4-8 cm tall, 1.5-3 cm thick, cylindrical or slightly thickened toward the base, firm, solid. Whitish to pale pink, with pink spots, especially in the upper part. Surface dry. 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 white, firm, fleshy. Barely changes color when cut (may turn very faintly pink). Holds its shape well when cooked.

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.

Faint pleasant mushroomy smell, without sharp notes. Mild, pleasant taste, sometimes with a slightly bitter aftertaste in old mushrooms.

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.