How to identify Conocybe filaris

To correctly identify Conocybe filaris (Conocybe filaris), check each of these features in order. Misidentification is the most common cause of mushroom poisoning, so cross-reference multiple sources.

Step-by-step identification

1. 1

   Cap

   Shape, color, surface texture, and diameter.

   Conical to bell-shaped, smooth, brown to tan, often with a pointed umbo.

2. 2

   Gills

   Attachment to stem, color, and spacing.

   Close, adnate to adnexed, pale brown, becoming rusty brown as spores mature.

3. 3

   Stem

   Length, shape, surface, and any ring.

   Long, slender, hollow, smooth, and pale brown.

4. 4

   Flesh

   Color, texture, and bruising reaction.

   Thin, fragile, and brownish.

5. 5

   Fruiting body

   Overall growth pattern.

   Small to medium-sized mushroom.

6. 6

   Habitat

   Where it grows and on what substrate.

   Lawns, grassy areas, and disturbed soil.

Key Facts

Cap surfaces

smooth

Growth Form

solitary to scattered

Spore Print

rusty brown

Body color

brown

Odor

faint, not distinctive

Flesh bruises

no bruising

Height

3-7 cm

Cap Diameter

1-3 cm

Fruit body characteristics

• Gill attachment: adnate to adnexed
• Stem shape: cylindrical
• Stem surface: smooth
• Ring: absent
• Stem cross-section: hollow

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