- Cap violet to brownish-lilac, hygrophanous.
- Gills adnate to slightly decurrent, flesh-pink to bluish-lilac.
- Stem violet, often paler than the cap.
Tricholomatoid agarics
Sordid Blewits
Lepista sordida
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on lawns, compost heaps and along roadsides throughout the Nordic region.
Notes
Edible but without much culinary value and should be parboiled before cooking.
Similar species
Resembles a small Lepista nuda but has a hygrophanous cap, meaning that the cap changes colour in wet compared with dry weather.
