''Galerina graminea'', known as the turf bell is a species of mushroom in the genus '' Galerina''. Unlike many ''Galerina'' mushrooms, it can survive in

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

-free grass. It was known for many years as 'Galerina laevis', proposed by

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immig ...

. ''Galerina'' means helmet-like, while ''graminea'' means "of grass". It isn't known whether it is poisonous or not, however it is suspected to be.

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Fungi described in 1921 Hymenogastraceae Fungus species {{Hymenogastraceae-stub