Mushroom Description CAP small, about 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter, sticky when moist, dark brown to brownish yellow as it dries, margin striate when wet. GILLS attached to the top of the stalk, yellow becoming brown as spores develop. STALK light brown to tan, fibrillose below annulus, hollow, base with dense white mycelium. ANNULUS white becoming brown with spore deposit, located near the top of the stalk, may disappear with age. SPORE PRINT rusty brown. (Photograph Copyright @1997 by Dr. Larry Grand)

Galerina autumnalis, Deadly Galernia, Autumn Skullcap

"Poisonous Plants of North Carolina," Dr. Alice B. Russell, Department of Horticultural Science; Dr. James W. Hardin, Botany; Dr. Larry Grand, Plant Pathology; and Dr. Angela Fraser, Family and Consumer Sciences; North Carolina State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell, James W. Hardin, Larry Grand. Computer programming, Miguel A. Buendia; graphics, Brad Capel.

Disclaimer: The list of poisonous plants on this web site does not necessarily include every poisonous plant that is known, or that might be found in an urban landscape or home. North Carolina State University does not advise eating any of the plants included in this web site. The information concerning edibility is taken from the literature, and the degree of reliability is unknown. We discourage the use of any of these plants for self medication. In cases of accidental exposure or ingestion, contact the Carolina's Poison Center at 1-800-848-6946, PO Box 32861 Charlotte, NC 28232-2861. If not in North Carolina contact your local poison control center or a physician.