Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. False morels; gyromitrin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gyromitra esculenta — toxic
- Gyromitra splendida — considered toxic
- Gyromitra antarctica — considered toxic
- Gyromitra tasmanica — considered toxic
- Neogyromitra caroliniana
- Paragyromitra ambigua
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Discinaceae
- Genus
- Gyromitra
- Species
- Gyromitra venenata
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