Psilocybin-containingBolbitiaceaeNorth AmericaEurope
Conocybe smithii
Smith's conecap
Tiny bog-moss conecap of the Pacific Northwest with a faintly blueing stem base.
Regional status: Native to Pacific Northwest bogs
- Cap
- Conical to bell-shaped, 3–15 mm, tawny to ochre, hygrophanous.
- Gills
- Adnate, pale then rusty brown.
- Stem
- 20–45 mm, very slender, pale with a faint blue base.
- Flesh
- Extremely thin.
- Spore print
- Rusty brown
- Habitat
- Sphagnum bogs, wet mossy ground and marshy meadows.
- Distribution
- Pacific Northwest of North America and parts of Europe.
- Season
- Spring – autumn
- Bruising
- Faint blue-green at the base.
- Odour
- Mild
- Potency
- Weak
Key features
- ▪Sphagnum moss habitat
- ▪Rusty spore print
- ▪Hair-thin stem
Field tests
- Rusty spore print
- Faint blue base under a hand lens
Edibility
Weakly psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Indistinguishable in the field from deadly Pholiotina and Galerina relatives.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.