Renee Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Found these too! they ‘scream’ do not touch?? and i have found different batches... ideas? 🎃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Helvella? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Possible. Hard to judge size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasso Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think this is Gyromitra infula. https://www.mushroomexpert.com/gyromitra_infula.html You're right to think it's poisonous, but touching it won't hurt you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 I agree this looks like Gyromitra infula. This species generally grows on wood, but it's also reportedly found on soil near decaying wood. G. ambigua is very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Given my geography, these are a very common mushroom in my neck of the woods. Find them mostly terrestrially in mossy areas in old growth pine forest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Thanks for the feedback. Excited to check this out. They look deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 At least one species of Gyromitra is deadly poisonous. G. infula/ambigua are often reported as toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Not that I am in ANY WAY recommending that you eat them, (I don't think I will be likely to ever try them myself) but if you are interested here's an article about eating a similar species, Gyromitra Esculenta (false morel). https://foragerchef.com/on-cooking-false-morels-gyromitra/ I wouldn't use it as your only source though, I've read other articles from this blog that I found troublingly cavalier, particularly in regards to Angel Wings, which he claims are perfectly safe, and he dismisses the comments warning that they may not be by saying "just don't eat them in Japan." And maybe he's right, but maybe not, it seems like the science is not really in yet. So, grain of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hahaha, lol!! Thank you 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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