Sordid blewit or Violet webcap

Cap 4-8 cm across; convex with an inrolled margin when young, later flattening out with a thin, wavy margin. Color lilac-grayish, violet-gray, with a distinct violet tint when young, fading with age to a dingy grayish lilac or cream with a trace of violet. The surface is silky-matte and smooth, slightly sticky in wet weather.

Cap 5-15 cm across, hemispherical with an inrolled margin in young mushrooms, later becoming convex-flat with a low umbo. Color deep violet, inky purple, almost black in the center. Surface velvety-scaly, with fine violet-inky scales — a hallmark of the species. In damp weather it looks matte and velvety.

Gills. The gills are crowded, thin, notched where they meet the stem, and break off easily. Color lilac-violet in young mushrooms, lilac-cream with age. The spore print is pale pinkish-cream (typical of the genus Lepista).

Gills — attached to the stem, moderately spaced, deep violet, darkening with age to purple-black, then to rusty brown as the spore powder ripens. Spore print rusty brown. In young mushrooms the gills are covered by a cobweb-like partial veil (cortina) with a purple tint.

Stem 3-6 cm tall, 0.5-1.2 cm thick, cylindrical, slightly thickened toward the base. Color violet-lilac, matching the cap, lengthwise fibrous, with whitish mycelial fuzz near the base. No ring. The stem flesh is firm.

Stem 8-12 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 cm thick, cylindrical, thick and fleshy, with a bulbous swelling at the base. Color deep violet, matching the cap, paler toward the base. The surface has fine violet fibers. Remnants of the cobwebby cortina on the stem — purple in young mushrooms, covered in rusty-brown spores in old ones.

Flesh of medium thickness, lilac-white, soft, firm in young mushrooms. It doesn't change color when cut. It has a pleasant fruity, perfumed aroma.

Flesh firm, violet in young mushrooms, turning gray-violet to brownish with age. When cut, it does not change color. Smell faint, mushroomy; in some populations with a hint of cedar.

Pleasantly fruity and perfumed, with a note of ripe fruit — typical of the genus Lepista. One of the most distinctive aromas among the lilac-violet mushrooms. The taste is mild; after boiling, pleasantly mushroomy.

Faint, pleasant and mushroomy, with a subtle resinous or cedar note in some populations.