Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
Safety assessment
Deadly poisonous
Based on reviewed safety sources.
A small brown wood-rotting mushroom carrying the same amatoxins as the death cap. Deadly poisonous, and easily confused with edible honey and velvet-shank species.
Identification
- Cap honey-brown; stem with a membranous ring.
- Spore print rusty-brown; grows in tufts on wood, never on bare soil.
Lookalikes
These species can be confused
Baltic distribution
- Latvia
- 0
- Lithuania
- 0
- Estonia
- 137
- Global
- 31992
Occurrence records in GBIF — not a claim that the species is absent elsewhere.
Safety first. This information is an educational reference, not a confirmation of an edible mushroom. Identifying fungi is difficult and mistakes can be dangerous. Never eat a mushroom unless you are completely certain of its identity, and consult a certified mycologist.