Autumn skullcap

Autumn skullcap

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 Scientific name: Galerina marginata
Common names: Autumn skullcap

Hazard associated: Causes liver damage.

Notes: Kuehneromyces.mutabilis

  • Different people may react differently to it.
  • This mushroom is often mistaken for several edible species such as Kuehneromyces mutabilis (see right) and this has led to severe and in some cases lethal poisonings.
  • Galerina marginata has been mistaken in the past with representatives of the genus Psilocybe by those interested in collecting hallucinogenic mushrooms. This has resulted in severe poisonings.
  • This fungus grows in rotted wood and where moss occurs.

  Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerina_marginata

Image credits:

“Gifthäublinge” by Lebrac – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gifth%C3%A4ublinge.jpg#/media/File:Gifth%C3%A4ublinge.jpg
“Kuehneromyces.mutabilis.-.lindsey” by James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuehneromyces.mutabilis.-.lindsey.jpg#/media/File:Kuehneromyces.mutabilis.-.lindsey.jpg