Sordid Blewit

Habitat

Typically found growing in soil among plant debris, organic rubbish, and rotting vegetation. Common locations include woodland edges, hedgerows, and garden areas near compost piles. It often appears in large groups.

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Appearance

Cap

Measuring 2–8 cm wide, initially convex but later flattening or becoming depressed. Often features a small central hump and wavy or irregular edges that can sometimes split. Color ranges from lilac to lilac-brown, fading to pale buff or brown as it dries.

Stem

2–7 cm long and 5–8 mm thick, typically cylindrical or slightly swollen at the base. It is fibrous or woolly in texture and generally matches the color of the cap.

Gills

Crowded and notched where they meet the stem. Color starts as lilac or pale grey-lilac, eventually fading to a light brownish-buff.

Flesh

Thin and grayish with a distinct lilac tint.

Spore print

Ranging from pale pink to cream or greyish-lilac.

Smell

Faint and pleasantly sweet or perfume-like.

Taste

Mild and occasionally described as slightly floury.

Edibility

This species has a mild to floury taste and a faint, sweet, perfume-like scent. It is very easily confused with the Wood Blewit, but is typically smaller, duller in color, and less aromatic. It should be distinguished by its slightly more elongated spores.

Nutrient Source

It obtains nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter in the soil or leaf litter.

Common Names

Danish

Spinkel hekseringshat

Dutch

Vaalpaarse schijnridderzwam

English

Sordid Blewit

Finnish

orvokkivalmuska

German

Schmutziger Röteltrichterling

Norwegian Bokmål

lillabrun ridderhatt

Norwegian Nynorsk

lillabrun riddarhatt

Swedish

violmusseron

Synonyms

• Agaricus sordidus
• Agaricus sordidus
• Gyrophila sordida
• Lepista domestica
• Melanoleuca sordida
• Rhodopaxillus sordidus
• Tricholoma lilaceum
• Tricholoma sordidum
• Tricholoma sordidum