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Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata) Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.<br /> <br /> Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)<br /> <br /> Odor: Sweet, pleasant<br /> <br /> Spore print: Rusty brown<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70467/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html" title="Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/70467_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=sa02sYrANMNc8swmeRXNqLGZZ18%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata) Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.<br /> <br /> Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)<br /> <br /> Odor: Sweet, pleasant<br /> <br /> Spore print: Rusty brown<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70469/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70468/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html Galerina marginata,Geotagged,United States,Winter,deadly galerina,fungi,fungus,galerina,hymenogastraceae,mushroom,mushrooms" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70468/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html" title="Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/70468_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=URq2dt6qrcAgzW9IZ5tlpJDKVGQ%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata) Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.<br /> <br /> Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)<br /> <br /> Odor: Sweet, pleasant<br /> <br /> Spore print: Rusty brown<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70469/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70467/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html Galerina marginata,Geotagged,United States,Winter,deadly galerina,fungi,fungus,galerina,hymenogastraceae,mushroom,mushrooms" /></a></figure> Galerina marginata,Geotagged,United States,Winter,deadly galerina,fungi,fungus,galerina,hymenogastraceae,mushroom,mushrooms Click/tap to enlarge

Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata)

Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded

Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.

Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)

Odor: Sweet, pleasant

Spore print: Rusty brown

Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata) Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.<br /> <br /> Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)<br /> <br /> Odor: Sweet, pleasant<br /> <br /> Spore print: Rusty brown<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70469/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70468/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html Galerina marginata,Geotagged,United States,Winter,deadly galerina,fungi,fungus,galerina,hymenogastraceae,mushroom,mushrooms

Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata) Habitat: Growing on decaying hardwood (pushing through bark) at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: pale orange to gold, shortly decurrent, slightly crowded<br /> <br /> Stipe: pale orange to brown near apex, darkening towards base; most are awkwardly bent (flimsy) due to growth under the bark of the substrate.<br /> <br /> Pilei: convex to planar, tacky/damp in texture, cinnamon orange (fading to paler orange with age)<br /> <br /> Odor: Sweet, pleasant<br /> <br /> Spore print: Rusty brown<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70469/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70467/deadly_galerina_galerina_marginata.html Galerina marginata,Geotagged,United States,Winter,deadly galerina,fungi,fungus,galerina,hymenogastraceae,mushroom,mushrooms

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"Galerina marginata", known colloquially as the funeral bell or the deadly skullcap, is a species of poisonous fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae of the order Agaricales.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Dec 8, 2018. Captured Jan 21, 2018 14:09 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/6.3
  • 1/320s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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