Galerina marginata
Deadly lookalike · never consume · rusty-brown spore print
- Cap
- Tawny brown, hygrophanic, 1.5–4 cm
- Habitat
- Rotting conifer and hardwood logs, wood chips
- Spore print
- Rusty brown
- Season
- Autumn through early winter
- Bruising
- None — no blue reaction
Do not consume
Psilocybe cyanescens
Contains the same amatoxins as the death cap. Liver failure can follow a single cap. Rusty-brown spore print and absence of blue bruising are the separators.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.