Galerina marginata marginata (Funeral Bell)


Botanical Information

FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusGalerina marginata
Speciesmarginata
SynonymsAgaricus marginatus
CategoryFungi
OriginEurope, Asian and North America.
Ethnobotanical Uses
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Virulently poisonous containing the same toxins found in Amanita phaloides.

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodSeptember, October, November

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionA toasted-brown coloured cap that is almost diaphanous.
HabitatFound growing on rotting coniferous stumps and logs.

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