| Species name | Conocybe pubescens |
| Common name | Downy conecap |
| Cap | >2cm, conical to bellshaped, lined (wet) > Downy and pale (dry), orange-brown > yellow-brown, minutely hairy |
| Gills | Ochre > red-brown, swollen at midpoint (appearing to extend below cap margin) |
| Stipe | 3-9 cm, slightly bulbous at base, minutely hairy |
| Growth form | Small trooping groups |
| Spore print | Red-brown |
| Spore features | Ellipsoidal, smooth, large germ-pore |
| Habitat | In pastures on herbivore dung (mainly horse) or leaf litter |
| Season | Autumn |
| Distribution | Widespread, common |
| Identifying feature | look for bulbous base of stipe and small hairs (hand-lens needed) |
| Similar species | C.apala is similar but much paler and more markedly umbonate |
Irish Grassland Fungi 