Psilocybin-containingPluteaceaeEuropeNorth America
Pluteus cyanopus
Blue-foot shield
Small European shield mushroom of wood debris with a distinctly blue stem base.
Regional status: Native to Europe and North America
- Cap
- Convex, 15–40 mm, grey-brown, finely veined at the centre.
- Gills
- Free, white then pink.
- Stem
- 25–50 mm, whitish, blue-green at the base.
- Flesh
- White, blueing at the base.
- Spore print
- Salmon pink
- Habitat
- Wood chips, sawdust and rotting hardwood debris.
- Distribution
- Europe and North America.
- Season
- Summer – autumn
- Bruising
- Blue-green base.
- Odour
- Mild
- Potency
- Moderate
Key features
- ▪Free pink gills
- ▪Blue-green stem base
- ▪Small size on wood debris
Field tests
- Pink spore print
- Blue reaction at the stem base
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Small pale wood mushrooms include deadly species; never eat on appearance.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.