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SADDLE-SHAPED FALSE MOREL

Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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SADDLE-SHAPED FALSE MOREL

Gyromitra infula
Frequency 
Frequent
Medium
Size
Habitat
On dead hardwood or coniferous wood in autumn.
Cap
Saddle-shaped, convoluted, in various shades of brown ranging from pale to darker.
Stalk
White to brown or reddish brown, hollow or stuffed, widened downwards.
Flesh
Thin, brittle, whitish to brown, darker in the stipe as it ages.
Comments 
Toxic, deadly, carcinogenic mushroom.
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