psilocybe subaeruginosa and look-alikes in pine forest
Generally growing in the soil, very occasionally on a rotting log.
The nipple-like cap, sometimes more obvious.
White, rubbery firm stipe and resilient cap. Lack of an annulus.
Purplish black spores.
Stipe is sometimes the colour of dead pine needles towards the base.
Bruising where handled or squeezed becomes more obvious over time to a blueish green, esp around the edge of the cap.
A subtle rubbery, pepper-like smell.
The impostors often have a fragile cap or stipe, which is easily smooshed or broken. There are reddish ones with obvious reticulum on the stipe, these nearly always grow on wood. The yellow capped ones are very similar until you turn them over. See also ALT text on images.