| Species name | Conocybe tenera |
| Common name | Common conecap |
| Cap | 1-2cm, brown > beige, Conical > bell-shaped, faintly striated |
| Gills | Red-brown |
| Stipe | 3-8cm, slightly bulbous at base, hollow and fragile |
| Growth form | Large groups |
| Spore print | Red-brown |
| Spore features | Ellipsoidal, smooth, large germ pore |
| Habitat | Lawns and parklands |
| Season | Spring-Autumn |
| Distribution | Common, widespread |
| Identifying feature | Colour |
| Similar species | Other Conocybe species very similar but not so dark in colour |
Irish Grassland Fungi 