Hypholoma elongatum (Pers. ex Fr.) Ricken syn. Psilocybe elongata (Pers. ex Fr.) Lange. Langstieliger Schwefelkopf Sphagnum Brownie. Cap 1–2cm across, convex to bell-shaped then flattened, pale honey-yellow to olivaceous when moist drying ochre-buff. Stem 50–100 x 1–3mm, elongated, concolorous with cap, paler at apex, base covered in white down. Flesh thin, whitish yellow. Taste and smell mushroomy. Gills pallid then pinkish. Spore print dark brown. Spores elliptic, with pore, 9.5–11.5 x 6–6.5um. Habitat usually amongst sphagnum and polytrichum moss, also on bare peat. Season autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Found In Europe. |