brain mushroom

Description:

It lacks the familiar umbrella-shaped cap and gills (the ribbed part under the cap) that one sees in a Portobello or a Shiitake. Instead, the brain mushroom has a wrinkled cap reminiscent of the folds of a cerebral cortex. Like human skin, the mushroom becomes more wrinkly with age.

Habitat:

coniferous forests and sandy soil...North America and Europe

Notes:

Poisonous if not properly prepared and even poisonous if properly prepared...I wouldn't take the chance!