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Gyromitra gigas
Spotted this morel impostor (and another near by that fell over) while hiking along the river.
Riverside Park, close to the river.
Considered nonpoisonous, though its similarity to gyromitra esculenta, which can be deadly, probably makes it best to avoid eating them. According to the mushroomexpert.com page on esculenta, the differentiating characteristic is that esculenta does not have such a massive stem in relation to it's cap.
Spotted on May 5, 2014
Submitted on May 5, 2014
2 Comments
You sure do know your stuff! :)
nice find and ID Rex!