A type of edible mushroom (genus Lepista) with a distinctive blue or purple coloring, found in fields and woodlands.
Origin uncertain; possibly from an older English or dialect word 'blew' (blue) plus an unknown suffix, or from a Scandinavian source. The name refers to the mushroom's blue color.
Blewits are gorgeous purple mushrooms that actually get more colorful as they age—they're delicious and were eaten in Medieval times before being 'rediscovered' by modern foragers. Their name literally comes from how they look!
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