Sordid blewit or Wood blewit

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, 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, 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).

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 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 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 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; 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.

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.

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.