I sautéed it in a lil butter after triple checking, and wow. My new favorite too!

All Laccaria are generally considered edible

These are indeed blewits. Beware of laccarias such as L. Ochropurpurea and amethystina. Pretty sure they aren't super poisonous, but make sure.

Lepista Nuda, maybe? (We have those here on occasion, however I am antipodean & not sure if the same species are in the northern hemisphere)

I bet it smells amazing.

The smell is so distinctive. first shot looked like a cortinarius but the rest confirm wood blewit.

Found in leaf litter in a mixed deciduous forest. Northern Indiana. Fragrance packs a punch. Feeling confident it’s not a webcap. Any other lookalikes to be aware of?

Blewit?