Mountain Brownie

Mountain Brownie - Deconica montana

Alternative names
Psilocybe montana
Description

A small fungus associated with moss, usually on heathlands.  The cap is convex to slightly conical and is sticky with translucent striations.  It is red-brown when wet but strongly hygrophanous and much paler when dry.   Gills are dark brown.  The stem is reddish with white fibrils. 

Similar Species

other Deconica - and small brown mushrooms

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat, substrate and plant associations. 

Habitat

Mosses, usually heathland and acid grasslands.

UK Status

Widespread and frequent (Kibby, Vol 3. 2021)

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