The cream-coloured caps range from 0.5 to 2 cm in diameter, they have striations that become more pronounced with age and in dry weather. The caps usually have a distinct pimple on the top. The grey free gills turn purple-black as the spores mature. The stem is long and fibrous.

Panaeolus semiovatus, the Dung Roundhead, is usually larger and does not have a pointed cap. Panaeolina foenisecii, the Brown Mottlegill or Mower's Mushroom, is very similar in colour but is usually larger and does not have a pointed cap.

This can be difficult to identify with certainty.  Expert verification prior to submssion to NatureSpot is recommended.  Also photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

A grassland mushroom that is most often found on upland pastures, notably on hill slopes.

Summer and autumn.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.