Flecked Brownie - Deconica inquilina
Psilocybe inquilinus
A small fungus with a convex to flattened cap; yellowish or reddish brown and very sticky. The cap is covered in a gelatinous peelable layer. There are flecks of white veil at the edge. Gills are yellowy-brown and the stem is dark brown with white veils remnants.
other Deconica - and small brown mushrooms
Photograph top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe. Note texture of cap; note habitat, and substrate.
Decaying grass
Spring to Autumn.
Widespread and frequent (Kibby, Vol.3, 2021)
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park
16 October 2019
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Species profile
- Common names
- Flecked Brownie
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Strophariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 16/10/2019 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 13/10/2020 (Calow, Graham)
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