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Liberty Cap
Psilocybe semilanceata
At a glance
- Potency
- Very high · 85/100
- Cultivation
- Forage only
- Substrate
- Not cultivated; lives on decaying grass roots
- Spore print
- Purple-brown
- Habitat
- Nutrient-poor pasture, autumn
- Traits
- semilanceatawildforaging
GentleIntense
Liberty Cap sits at the strong end of the scale. Doses that suit other species do not transfer.
Beginner growExpert / not grown
Liberty Cap isn't practically cultivated. It's found, not grown, which makes identification skills the whole game.
Europe's iconic wild psilocybin mushroom, found in autumn grasslands across much of the continent. Tiny bell-shaped caps, high potency for their size. Cannot practically be cultivated.
🛟 Safety: Potent and easily confused with toxic lookalikes — never consume foraged mushrooms without expert identification. See the foraging guide.
Similar species
🌲 This species is found, not grown. Read the foraging guide before going anywhere near a field, and the safety guide regardless.