Galerina autumnalis
Photos By David Lewis
Photos By: Chris Matherly, Georgia,
January 2006
Distinguishing marks.
Photo By: Chris Matherly, Georgia
January 2007
Common name: Autumn Skull Cap, Deadly Galerina
Cap: .75 - 2.5 inches, convex to almost flat, sometimes with a slight hump,
color ranges from pale tan to dark brown, it gets paler as it ages, surface
glaborous, somewhat viscid when moist, cap margin is usually striate, the odor
is non distinct.
Stalk: 1 - 3 inches brown becoming darker toward base and where it is attached
you will find white mycelium strands. It has a ring on the stalk that is
usually brown from the spores, sometimes the ring will deteriorate to the
point that is absent or hard to make out.
This is usually the first mushroom to fruit in the spring and one of the last
in winter, it seems to prefer colder temps here in TN, but it is ocassionally
found in summer. They are scattered to grouped on rotting logs and
stumps, but are not caespitose.
Description:
Common Name: Deadly Galerina Cap:
Tan to brownish, darker in center, 2-3 inches. Flesh:
Gills: Spore
Print: Stalk: Fruiting:
Range: Edibility:
Deadly Look-alikes: Flammulina velutipes, Naematolma sublateritium.
Note: