FIELD
GUIDE
Every entry lists the features that separate it from its lookalikes. Spore print colour and blue bruising do more work than cap shape ever will.
Psilocybe semilanceata
Lawn fungus · 1–3 g dried · sharp, narrow cap
Spore print · Dark purple-brown
Psilocybe cubensis
Mushroom · 1–2 g dried · brown, hygrophanic cap
Spore print · Dark purple-brown
Psilocybe cyanescens
Wood-chip species · 0.5–1 g dried · wavy caps, bruising blue
Spore print · Dark purple-brown
Galerina marginata
Deadly lookalike · never consume · rusty-brown spore print
Spore print · Rusty brown