NOTE All orange and reddish brown fungi should be avoided unless positively identified as edible.
| Common Name(s) | False Morel |
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| Latin Name | Gyromitra esculenta | |
| Description | This fungi is reddish brown in colour, sometimes darker. The cap is approx. 15cm (6ins) wide irregularly lobed and brain like. The stalk is pale flesh coloured , faintly grooved and about 6cm (2 1/2 ins) high. | |
| Hazards | This fungi is deadly poisonous if eaten raw,
and harmful to many even if properly cooked, even the vapour given off
during cooking has also caused poisoning.
NOTE All orange and reddish brown fungi should be avoided unless positively identified as edible. |
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| Effects | Symptoms generally occur about 6 hours after eating the fungi but this will vary nausea, vomiting, abdominal pains, diarrhoea and dizziness are the usual symptoms. Perhaps jaundice, convulsions, breathing difficulties and coma developing up to four or five days later in severe cases, poisoning can be fatal. | |
| Growing Season | Spring. | |
| Location | Conifer woods especially pines, usually on sandy soil. | |
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