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Gyromitra esculenta, a false morel. When gathering morels for mushrooms, care must be taken to distinguish them from potentially poisonous lookalikes. While a great many morel lookalikes, and even morels themselves are toxic or cause gastrointestinal upset when consumed raw, some, such as Gyromitra esculenta remain toxic even after conventional cooking methods.
The specific epithet bohemica refers to Bohemia (now a part of the Czech Republic), [12] where Krombholz originally collected the species. [2] The mushroom is commonly known as the "early morel", [13] "early false morel", or the "wrinkled thimble-cap". [14]
Gyromitra esculenta is a member of a group of fungi known as "false morels", so named for their resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella. The grouping includes other species of the genus Gyromitra , such as G. infula (elfin saddle), G. caroliniana and G. gigas (snow morel).
Beyond their deliciousness, morels are also notoriously elusive, and expensive. Mushroom collectors are famously protective of their hunting sites. Beyond their deliciousness, morels are also ...
Paragyromitra infula, commonly known as the hooded false morel or the elfin saddle, is a species of fungus in the family Discinaceae.The dark reddish-brown caps of the fruit bodies develop a characteristic saddle-shape in maturity, and the ends of both saddle lobes are drawn out to sharp tips that project above the level of the fruit body.
Verpa bohemica - early morel. Edible if well cooked. Found in North America, in early spring, April–May in damp places, under poplar [4] Verpa conica - bell or conic morel. Edible if well cooked. Found in North America, in orchards, in eastern Canada. Verpa digitaliformis; Verpa krombholzii; Verpa speciosa
The name Gyromitra comes from gyro meaning convoluted and mitra meaning turban.. Analysis of the ribosomal DNA of many of the Pezizales showed the genus Gyromitra to be most closely related to the genus Discina, and also Pseudorhizina, Hydnotrya, and only distantly related to Helvella.
Commonly known as the early morel (or early false morel) or the wrinkled thimble-cap, V. bohemica is one of several species known informally as a "false morel". It can be recognized in the field by the pale yellow or brown thimble-shaped wrinkled cap attached to the top of the lighter-colored stem; its distinguishing characteristic is its ...