Psilocybin-containingInocybaceaeEurope
Inocybe haemacta
Psilocybin-active Inocybe recorded from Europe, scattered records.
Regional status: native
- Cap
- Conical, dry, radially fibrous or scaly
- Gills
- Pale then dull brown, adnexed
- Stem
- Fibrous, often with a bulbous base
- Flesh
- Thin, often bruising blue where cut
- Spore print
- Dull brown
- Habitat
- Rich soil in parks and deciduous woodland
- Distribution
- Europe, scattered records
- Season
- Summer to autumn
- Bruising
- Some species green or blue where bruised
- Odour
- Spermatic or earthy
- Potency
- Weak
Key features
- ▪Found on rich soil in parks and deciduous woodland
- ▪Spore print dull brown
- ▪Some species green or blue where bruised
Field tests
- Take a spore print before any identification
- Check for blue bruising on the stem base
- Compare against deadly rusty-spored lookalikes
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing. Not a food species; legal status varies by country.
Warning
Photographs and app results can never establish that a mushroom is safe to eat. Deadly Galerina, Conocybe and Amanita species grow in the same habitats and can look near-identical in the field.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.