Funeral Bell vs Wrinkled Conecap
Galerina marginata and Pholiotina rugosa are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
Small, brown and deadly. Contains the same amatoxins as the Death Cap and grows on wood, where people hunt edible species.
Another small amatoxin-containing lawn species, easily swept up with harmless brown mushrooms.
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| Galerina marginata | Pholiotina rugosa | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Poisonous | Poisonous |
| Habitat | Clustered on rotting conifer wood, sometimes broadleaf; stumps and buried timber. | Lawns, flower beds, wood chip and other rich, disturbed ground. |
| Season | Spring to late autumn, mostly autumn. | Spring to autumn. |
| Spore print | Rust-brown. | Rust-brown. |
This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.
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Galerina marginata is also confused with Honey Fungus, Velvet Shank / Enoki and Sheathed Woodtuft.
Pholiotina rugosa is also confused with Fool's Conecap.
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