Blewit mushroom

Blewit refers to two closely-related species of edible mushrooms: the wood blewit and the field blewit. The blewit can be found in coniferous and deciduous woodlands.

The wood blewit can range from lilac to purple-pink. The gills are attached to the short, stout stem. Mature specimens have a darker color and flatter cap; younger ones are lighter with more convex caps. Wood blewits have a very distinctive odor, which can be best described as the odor of frozen orange juice. The field blewit has a light brown convex cap with a smooth texture. The ringless stem is thin and has light purple-blue colour.