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Anna
Gerenday
GYROMITRIN
FALSE
MORELS
vs.
TRUE
MORELS
Gyromitra
esculenta
Morchella
esculenta
Pamela
Kaminski
Tom
VolkFungi.net
From
Wikipedia
Key
Features:
False
Morels
True
Morels
Surface
smooth
or
folded;
ridges
smooth;
PiDed
surface;
pits
arranged
in
a
random
cap
may
be
saddle
shaped
and
not
fashion;
ridges
well
defined;
cap
por4on
completely
fused
with
stem;
stem
not
completely
fused
with
stem;
inside
hollow;
hollow.
GYROMITRIN
Gyromitra
in
Minnesota
Species
proved
to
cause
poisoning
G.
esculenta
Common
names:
False
morel,
brain
mushroom,
beefsteak
mushroom,
elephant
ears,
turban
fungus,
lorchel;
G.
infula
(Toxin
not
formally
determined)
G.
ambigua
(Toxin
not
formally
determined)
Mushroomexpert.co
m
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Gyromitra
esculenta
Gyromitra
infula
Gyrmomitra
ambigua
GYROMITRIN
Gyromitra
in
Minnesota
Species
suspected
of
causing
poisoning
G.
“gigas”
complex,
includes
G.
montana
and
G.
korfii;
G.
fas9giata
(=brunnea)
G.
californica
G.
sphaerospora
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Verpa
bohemicabohemica
Sarcosphaera
crassa
Wikipedia
Discio9s
venosa
Wikipedia
Helvella
crispa
Disciotis sp. (based on molecular evidence, most closely related to Gyromitra)
Namyco.com
Patrick
Leacock
Muscarine
Containing
Mushrooms
Omphalotus
illudens
(=O.
olearius
?)
Jack
O’Lantern
Bright
orange;
Clusters
fused
at
base;
Growing
on
wood;
Photos:
A.
Gerenday
Chanterelle
Yellow
to
orange-‐yellow;
NOT
in
fused
clusters;
Grows
on
ground;
Jack-‐O-‐Lantern
glows
in
the
the
dark
Tryggvi Emilsson
The
gills
of
fresh
specimens
will
glow
in
the
dark
within
minutes
of
turning
off
the
lights,
providing
addi4onal
confirma4on
of
its
iden4ty.
Other
Muscarine
Containing
Mushrooms
Clitocybe
gibba
Clitocybe
nebularis
Wikimedia
Commons
Amatoxins
Pamela
Kaminski
Amanita
bisporigera
contains
amatoxin;
Pure
white
with
large
volva
and
skirt
like
ring;
very
common
summer,
Pamela
Kaminski
Agaricus
campestris
Good
EDIBLE
In
mowed
fields;
lacks
volva;
gills
pink
to
dark
brown;
spore
print
brown;
A.
Gerenday
A.
Gerenday
Lepiota
josserandii
L.
josserandii
is
an
amatoxin
containing
species;
scales
on
cap
surface
flat;
It
has
not
been
reported
in
MN,
but
it
is
highly
likely;
poisoning
by
it
occurred
in
NY.
Michael
Kuo
Other
Amatoxin
Containing
Mushrooms
Galerina
autumnalis
Conocybe
filaris;
Very
common
spring
and
fall,
but
Small
brown
mushroom
growing
occurs
at
other
4mes
also;
has
on
wood
debris
and
wood
chips;
cor4na
like
ring
colored
brown
by
will
grow
with
poDed
plants;
spores;
spore
print
brown;
spore
print
brown;
A.
Gerenday
Ibotenic
Acid
en.wikipedia.org
Pamela
Kaminski
Chlorophyllum
molybdites
Green
spored
Lepiota
TomVolkFungi.net
Chlorophyllum
rachodes
(=Macrolepiota
rachodes)
A
similar
looking
edible
species;
Michael
Kuo
Central
Oregon
Mushroom
Club