| Species name | Psilocybe semilanceata |
| Common name | Liberty cap |
| Cap | 0.5-3cm, brown (striated) > olive/buff > cream-white > golden, tends to mantain a purple-black colour at cap margin, conical > bell shaped, obviously umbonate |
| Gills | Buff > purple-brown, white edged, crowded, adnate |
| Stipe | 3-10 cm, white, firm and slender, often waving, sometimes blueing |
| Growth form | Solitary or in small groups (trooping) |
| Spore print | Purple-brown |
| Spore features | Ellipsoidal, smooth, germ pore present |
| Habitat | Sheep pastures, upland grasslands, meadows |
| Season | Autumn |
| Distribution | Common, Widespread |
| Identifying feature | Slender umbonate “nipple” on the cap |
| Similar species | Species such as Panaeolus foeniscii and Stropharia semiglobata are similar in appearance but lack umbonate nipple and supple stipe |
Irish Grassland Fungi 