Journal Entry- Lab #5

The Galerina marginata’s nicknames, the “Funeral Bell” or “Deadly Skullcap” , are very deserving. The type of fungus is toxic if ingested by humans, causing liver and kidney damage and if enough is consumed, it can be fatal. Dog and cats fallen victim to the toxins within the mushroom. Visually, the species is quite cute (as cute as a mushroom can be); it has defined gills underneath its brown-ish cap with a paler/white rim. I noticed some differences between the ones I observed and some of the images I found; my mushrooms’ caps were matt while I’ve seen reference images where they’re shinier which is most likely due to where the pictures were taken, either in a moist environment compared to a drier one. Also, my stems were white/brown while pictures showed almost black stems but that is due to old age of the mushroom.

Posted on October 20, 2021 04:21 PM by rose_brisebois