Deadly galerina vs honey mushroom
- Deadly Galerina
Spore prints differ: honey mushrooms print white, the deadly galerina prints rusty brown. Galerina is also smaller, with a smooth brown cap.
Lookalikes
Lookalikes we have compared side by side
Each page compares two species that get mistaken for each other and names the features that separate them. Mushrooms.id will identify any mushroom from a photo and name its deadly lookalikes; these are the comparisons written up so far.
- Pairs
- 67
- With a deadly side
- 40
40 pairs
One of them is deadly
Pairs where one side, or both, has killed people.
Mistaken for the deadly galerina
More on the deadly galerina
Big laughing gym vs deadly galerina
- Toxic: Big Laughing Gym
- Deadly Galerina
Both are rusty-spored clusters on wood. The big laughing gym is large and orange-yellow; the deadly galerina is small and honey-brown, with amatoxins.
Brick cap vs deadly galerina
- Deadly Galerina
Brick caps print purple-brown and have brick-red caps; the deadly galerina prints rusty brown and is smaller and honey-brown. Both cluster on wood.
Lactarius rubidus
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Candy cap vs deadly galerina
- Deadly Galerina
A candy cap oozes thin, watery latex when cut and prints whitish to cream. The deadly galerina has no latex, usually a ring, and a rusty brown print.
Cortinarius rubellus
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Deadly galerina vs deadly webcap
- Deadly Galerina
- Deadly Webcap
Both are deadly and print rusty brown. The galerina grows on wood with a ring; the webcap grows from conifer moss with a cobweb veil.
Pholiotina rugosa
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Deadly galerina vs fool's conecap
- Deadly Galerina
- Deadly: Fool's Conecap
Both contain amatoxins, print rusty brown and have a ring. The galerina clusters on rotting wood; the fool's conecap grows in lawns and mulch.
Deadly galerina vs mica cap
- Deadly Galerina
The mica cap prints dark brown to black and its gills turn black. The deadly galerina prints rusty brown, has a ring and never inks.
Deadly galerina vs ringless honey mushroom
- Deadly Galerina
The ringless honey mushroom has no ring and prints white. The deadly galerina has a thin ring, prints rusty brown and is much smaller.
Deadly galerina vs shiitake
- Deadly Galerina
Shiitake prints white and has a tough stem and fibrous cap edge. The deadly galerina prints rusty brown, is smaller and has a thin ring.
Deadly galerina vs sulphur tuft
- Deadly Galerina
- Toxic: Sulphur Tuft
Sulphur tuft is sulfur yellow with greenish gills and a purple-brown print. The deadly galerina is honey-brown with rusty gills and print.
Deadly galerina vs velvet foot
- Deadly Galerina
Velvet foot has a dark velvety stem base, no ring and a white print. The deadly galerina has a thin ring, a smooth stem and a rusty brown print.
Deadly galerina vs wine cap
- Deadly Galerina
Wine caps are large and wine red, with a claw-like ring and a purple-black print. The deadly galerina is small and brown with a rusty print.
Deadly galerina vs yellowfoot
- Deadly Galerina
Yellowfoot has blunt false gills, a hollow yellow stem and a pale print. The deadly galerina has sharp rusty gills, a ring and a rusty print.
Mistaken for the death cap
More on the death cap
American Caesar's mushroom vs death cap
- Deadly: Death Cap
Both grow from a white cup. Caesar's mushroom has an orange cap and yellow gills; the death cap has a greenish cap and white gills. Their eggs differ.
Common earthball vs death cap
- Toxic: Common Earthball
- Deadly: Death Cap
Split top to bottom, a death cap egg shows a cap, gills and stem. An earthball is solid purple-black inside a thick, scaly rind.
Common stinkhorn vs death cap
- Deadly: Death Cap
Sliced top to bottom, a stinkhorn egg shows jelly around a folded stalk. A death cap egg shows a cap, gills and stem. Both start as white eggs.
Death cap vs gem-studded puffball
- Deadly: Death Cap
Sliced top to bottom, a puffball is pure white with no structure. A death cap egg shows a cap, gills and stem.
Death cap vs giant puffball
- Deadly: Death Cap
A giant puffball is pure white inside with no cap, gills or stem. Sliced top to bottom, a death cap egg shows the outline of a mushroom.
Death cap vs meadow mushroom
- Deadly: Death Cap
Death caps have white gills, a white print and a cup at the base. Meadow mushrooms have pink to brown gills, a brown print and no cup.
Death cap vs pear-shaped puffball
- Deadly: Death Cap
Pear-shaped puffballs cluster on rotting wood and are pure white inside. Death cap eggs grow from soil and show a cap, gills and stem inside.
Amanita ocreata
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Death cap vs western destroying angel
- Deadly: Death Cap
- Deadly: Western Destroying Angel
Both are deadly amanitas with white gills and a cup. Death caps are greenish and fruit fall to winter; western destroying angels are white, in spring.
Mistaken for the destroying angel
More on the destroying angel
Destroying angel vs meadow mushroom
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Destroying angels keep white gills, print white and hide a cup at the base. Meadow mushrooms have pink to brown gills and a brown print.
Agaricus bisporus
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Button mushroom vs destroying angel
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Button mushroom gills are pink to brown with a brown print. A destroying angel keeps white gills, prints white and has a cup at the base.
American Caesar's mushroom vs destroying angel
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Both start as white eggs in a white cup. Sliced top to bottom, a Caesar's egg is orange and yellow inside; a destroying angel's is white throughout.
Destroying angel vs gem-studded puffball
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Sliced top to bottom, a gem-studded puffball is pure white with no structure. A destroying angel egg shows a cap, gills and stem.
Destroying angel vs horse mushroom
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Horse mushroom gills turn chocolate brown and it smells of almond, with no cup. A destroying angel keeps white gills and has a cup at the base.
Entoloma abortivum
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Destroying angel vs shrimp of the woods
- Deadly: Destroying Angel
Sliced top to bottom, shrimp of the woods is solid and marbled pink. A young destroying angel shows a cap, gills and stem inside a white sac.
Mistaken for the deadly webcap
More on the deadly webcapCortinarius rubellus
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Deadly webcap vs golden chanterelle
- Deadly Webcap
The deadly webcap has true rusty gills, a cobweb veil and a pointed cap. Chanterelles have blunt forked ridges, white stringy flesh and no veil.
Cortinarius rubellus
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Deadly webcap vs poison pie
- Deadly Webcap
- Toxic: Poison Pie
The deadly webcap is tawny orange with a pointed cap and cobweb veil. Poison pie is pale tan and sticky, and its gills weep droplets.
Cortinarius rubellus
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Deadly webcap vs witch's hat
- Deadly Webcap
The witch's hat is waxy and turns black where handled. The deadly webcap is dry and fibrous, never blackens and prints rusty brown.
Cortinarius rubellus
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Deadly webcap vs yellowfoot
- Deadly Webcap
Yellowfoot has blunt false gills and a hollow yellow stem. The deadly webcap has true rusty gills, a cobweb veil and a rusty brown print.
Mistaken for the western destroying angel
More on the western destroying angelAmanita ocreata
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Gem-studded puffball vs western destroying angel
- Deadly: Western Destroying Angel
Sliced top to bottom, a gem-studded puffball is pure white. A western destroying angel egg shows a cap, gills and stem.
Amanita ocreata
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Matsutake vs western destroying angel
- Deadly: Western Destroying Angel
Matsutake has a spicy smell, a sheathed stem with no cup and a cap that stains brown with age. A western destroying angel has a cup and no spicy smell.
Amanita ocreata
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Meadow mushroom vs western destroying angel
- Deadly: Western Destroying Angel
Meadow mushrooms have pink to brown gills, a brown print and no cup. The western destroying angel keeps white gills and has a cup at the base.
Amanita smithiana
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Amanita ocreata
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Smith's amanita vs western destroying angel
- Toxic: Smith's Amanita
- Deadly: Western Destroying Angel
Smith's amanita has a cottony cap and a rooting base with no cup. The western destroying angel has a smooth cap and a base in a white cup.
Mistaken for the deadly dapperling
More on the deadly dapperlingLepiota subincarnata
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Deadly dapperling vs fairy ring mushroom
- Deadly Dapperling
The deadly dapperling has a scaly pinkish cap, crowded white gills and a banded stem. Fairy ring mushrooms have a smooth tan cap and spaced gills.
Lepiota subincarnata
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Deadly dapperling vs parasol mushroom
- Deadly Dapperling
The deadly dapperling is small, under 2 inches, with a cottony ring zone. The parasol is tall, with a snakeskin stem and a thick movable ring.
Lepiota subincarnata
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Deadly dapperling vs shaggy parasol
- Deadly Dapperling
The deadly dapperling is under 2 inches with only a cottony ring zone. The shaggy parasol is large, with a thick movable ring and reddening flesh.
Mistaken for the fool's conecap
More on the fool's conecapPholiotina rugosa
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Fairy ring mushroom vs fool's conecap
- Deadly: Fool's Conecap
Fairy ring mushrooms print white, have no ring and a tough stem. The fool's conecap prints rusty brown, has a small ring and a fragile stem.
Pholiotina rugosa
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Fool's conecap vs haymaker's mushroom
- Deadly: Fool's Conecap
- Toxic: Haymaker's Mushroom
The fool's conecap has a ring and a rusty brown print. The haymaker's mushroom has no ring, mottled brown gills and a dark brown print.
12 pairs
One of them is toxic
Pairs where one side causes poisoning, from days of vomiting to kidney damage.
Morel vs false morel
- Toxic: False Morel
Sliced top to bottom, a true morel is hollow from cap tip to stem base. A false morel is chambered or cottony inside, with a brain-like cap.
Chicken of the woods vs jack-o'-lantern
- Toxic: Jack-o'-Lantern
Look under the orange: chicken of the woods has yellow pores and no stems. A jack-o'-lantern has sharp orange gills on separate stems.
Angel wings vs oyster mushroom
- Toxic: Angel Wings
Angel wings are pure white, paper-thin and grow on conifer wood. Oyster mushrooms are thicker, often gray or tan, and grow mostly on hardwoods.
Honey mushroom vs jack-o'-lantern
- Toxic: Jack-o'-Lantern
Honey mushrooms have a ring, white gills and white flesh. Jack-o'-lanterns have no ring, sharp orange gills and orange flesh.
Black morel vs false morel
- Toxic: False Morel
A black morel is hollow from cap tip to stem base, with pits between dark vertical ridges. A false morel is brain-like and cottony inside.
Horse mushroom vs yellow stainer
- Toxic: Yellow Stainer
Scratched or cut at the stem base, the yellow stainer turns chrome yellow fast and smells of ink. The horse mushroom yellows slowly and smells of almond.
Cinnabar chanterelle vs jack-o'-lantern
- Toxic: Jack-o'-Lantern
The cinnabar chanterelle is small, red and grows alone on soil with forked false gills. Jack-o'-lanterns are large, orange and clustered on wood.
False chanterelle vs jack-o'-lantern
- Toxic: Jack-o'-Lantern
Both have true orange gills. False chanterelle gills fork repeatedly and it grows alone on conifer debris; jack-o'-lanterns cluster on hardwood.
Golden chanterelle vs jack-o'-lantern
- Toxic: Jack-o'-Lantern
Chanterelles have blunt forked ridges, white stringy flesh and grow from soil. Jack-o'-lanterns have sharp gills, orange flesh and cluster on wood.
Meadow mushroom vs yellow stainer
- Toxic: Yellow Stainer
Scratched or cut, a yellow stainer's cap and stem base turn chrome yellow, and it smells of ink. A meadow mushroom does not yellow and smells pleasant.
Blusher vs panther cap
- Toxic: Blusher
- Toxic: Panther Cap
Where cut, blusher flesh slowly turns pinkish red; panther cap flesh stays white. The panther cap has pure white warts and a collared bulb.
Green-spored parasol vs shaggy parasol
- Toxic: Green-Spored Parasol
Spore prints differ: the green-spored parasol prints green and its gills age gray-green. The shaggy parasol prints white and keeps white gills.
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Other lookalikes
Species people mix up where neither side is recorded as toxic.
False turkey tail vs turkey tail
The underside settles it. Turkey tail has tiny pores on a white underside; false turkey tail is completely smooth underneath, with no pores at all.
Bitter bolete vs king bolete
Check the pores and stem net: pink pores and a coarse brown net mean bitter bolete. King boletes have white to olive pores and a fine white net.
Oyster mushroom vs shiitake
Shiitake has a distinct tough stem and gills that stop at it. Oyster mushrooms grow in shelves with little or no stem and gills running down.
King oyster vs oyster mushroom
King oysters have a thick white stem bigger than the cap. Common oyster mushrooms grow in shelves on wood with little or no stem.
Parasol mushroom vs shaggy parasol
The parasol has a tall snakeskin-patterned stem and flesh that stays white. The shaggy parasol has a smooth stem and flesh that turns orange-red.
Black morel vs morel
Black morels have dark, mostly vertical ridges and fruit earlier. Yellow morels keep pale ridges in a random honeycomb. Both are hollow inside.
Bear's head tooth vs lion's mane
Lion's mane is one unbranched clump of long hanging spines. Bear's head tooth is branched, with its spines hanging in tufts from the branch tips.
Chicken of the woods vs lobster mushroom
Chicken of the woods grows as orange shelves on wood with yellow pores. The lobster mushroom is a single crusted mushroom on the ground.
Leccinum insigne
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Aspen bolete vs king bolete
Aspen boletes have dark scabers on the stem and grow under aspen. King boletes have a fine white net on the stem and flesh that never darkens.
Birch polypore vs chaga
Birch polypore is a smooth pale bracket with white pores underneath. Chaga is a black, cracked lump on living birch, rusty orange inside.
Cauliflower mushroom vs hen of the woods
Cauliflower mushroom is a mass of flat, wavy cream lobes at the base of conifers. Hen of the woods has gray-brown caps with pores, at oaks.
Hypsizygus ulmarius
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Elm oyster vs oyster mushroom
Elm oysters have a distinct stem and gills that stop at it. Oyster mushrooms grow in shelves with gills running down to the attachment.
False chanterelle vs golden chanterelle
False chanterelles have thin, crowded, forked true gills and soft flesh. Golden chanterelles have blunt ridges and white flesh that tears into strings.
Honey mushroom vs ringless honey mushroom
The honey mushroom has a ring on its stem and a slightly sticky cap. The ringless honey mushroom has no ring at any age and a dry cap.
Horse mushroom vs meadow mushroom
Horse mushrooms are larger, smell of almond, and have a big ring with a cogwheel underside. Meadow mushrooms have bright pink gills and a thin ring.
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