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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).
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.
Gyromitra (/ ˌ dʒ aɪ r oʊ ˈ m aɪ t r ə, ˌ dʒ ɪr ə-/ [1]) is a genus of about 18 species of ascomycete fungi. [2] They are a false morel - a frequently toxic mushroom that can be mistaken for edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella (morels).
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No matter how experienced you are, if you aren’t 100% sure of a mushroom’s identification, don’t eat it.
Additionally, P. infula is a member of a group of fungi collectively known as "false morels", so named for their resemblance to the highly regarded edible true morels of the genus Morchella. This group includes species such as Gyromitra esculenta (brain mushroom), Discina caroliniana (beefsteak mushroom) and Discina gigas (snow morel).
The mushroom hunting season usually starts when morel mushrooms, part of the morchella species, sprout.
The key morphological features distinguishing false morels from true morels are as follows: Gyromitra species often have a "wrinkled" or "cerebral" (brain-like) appearance to the cap due to multiple wrinkles and folds, rather than the honeycomb appearance of true morels due to ridges and pits. Gyromitra esculenta has a cap that is usually ...