Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceaeEurope
Psilocybe medullosa
Northern woodland psilocybe
European conifer-forest species of mossy tracks and woody debris, long confused with P. silvatica.
Regional status: Native to northern and central Europe
- Cap
- Conical to convex, 8–25 mm, tawny to dark brown, hygrophanous.
- Gills
- Adnate, pale then dark purple-brown.
- Stem
- 25–70 mm, slender, pale, weakly blueing.
- Flesh
- Thin, weakly blueing.
- Spore print
- Dark purple-brown
- Habitat
- Mossy conifer forest tracks, wood chips and buried debris.
- Distribution
- Germany, Czechia, Scandinavia and neighbouring Europe.
- Season
- September – November
- Bruising
- Weak blue at the stem base.
- Odour
- Farinaceous
- Potency
- Moderate
Key features
- ▪Mossy conifer tracks
- ▪Small hygrophanous cap
- ▪Weak blueing
Field tests
- Purple-brown spore print
- Look for blue only at the very base
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing; not a food species.
Warning
Galerina marginata occurs in the same mossy debris and is deadly.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.