Cap: 8-15 mm broad. Yellow brown to olive brown. Fading to a pinkish buff. Yellow brown when dry.

Gills: Ascending. Cinnamon brown with white edges. Lighter than Psilocybe silvatica.

Stem: 60-80 mm long x 1.2.5 mm thick. Pale. Cream to brown in age. Covered with white filaments. Larger at base.

Spores: 9.3-13 x 5-7m.

Sporeprint: Purplish brown.

Habitat: Scattered to gregarious to cespitose on well-decayed conifer substratum and in mulch and soil rich in lignin. Prefers alder woodchips or bark mulch.

Distribution: West of the Cascades in Southern Oregon along the western coast of the Pacific Northwest into British Columbia, Canada. Also reported from Idaho, New York and Europe.

Season: Late September through December. Sometimes in January,

Dosage: 20 to 40 fresh mushrooms or from 2-4 grams dried. moderately weak.

Comment: This small Psilocybe which is very much similar to Psilocybe silvatica and Psilocybe semilanceata, fruits abundantly along logging roads, clear cuts and pilings in the Pacific Northwest. I have seen hundreds of pounds of this species in the region of Kingston-Bremerton area of Washington state. Also appears in roadside mulched areas and parks.