Deadly poisonous mushrooms - Galerina marginata (funeral bell or the deadly skullcap)


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    Hat - the mushroom is quite small, the maximum size of the hat is about 5 cm. The young fruiting body has a bell-shaped, arched shape, becoming flatter with age. Color brown, light brown, amber, dark brown. the edge zone darkens brown. It is soaked with water during rainfall. The edges of the hat are transparent.  

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    Gills / Lamellae - dark yellow, light brown, sometimes red-brown, rare.  

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    Leg - mushroom color, height up to 5 cm, thickness up to 0.5 cm. It has a delicate, hardly visible ring, usually of white color.  

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    The flesh is yellowish or slightly brown in color. It has a characteristic mealy taste and smell. Application - Inedible, deadly poisonous mushroom!  

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    Occurrence - The mushroom is quite common, it grows from late spring to late autumn, and even in winter when it is warm and humid. Most often it grows singly, sometimes in small groups. It can be found on old boughs, dead stumps of spruce and pines, on coniferous litter.  

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    Note - deadly poisonous fungus, it contains a toxoid (amanitin) very similar to the one contained in toadstool (Amanita phalloides) .  

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