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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, 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 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 ...
No matter how experienced you are, if you aren’t 100% sure of a mushroom’s identification, don’t eat it.
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.
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Discina gigas, commonly known as the snow mushroom, snowbank false morel, walnut, [5] giants false morel, [6] [7] [8] snow morel, snow false morel, calf brain, or bull nose, is a species of fungus and a member of the Ascomycota found in Europe.