Funeral bell
Galerina marginata
The funeral bell is a small, brown, extremely poisonous mushroom that grows on rotting wood. It carries the same deadly amatoxins as the death cap and destroys the liver. With its rusty spore print, thin ring when young and honey-brown cap, it is a classic hard-to-identify little brown mushroom.
Where it's found
Mostly on rotting conifer wood, sometimes hardwood, singly or in small clusters in summer and autumn.
Distribution
Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, including North America, Europe, Japan, Iran and the Caucasus; also found in Australia and Antarctica.
Similar species
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