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Gyromitra californica

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Gyromitra californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Discinaceae
Genus: Gyromitra
Species:
G. californica
Binomial name
Gyromitra californica
(W. Phillips) Raitv. (1965)
Synonyms[1]

Gyromitra californica, commonly known as the umbrella false morel,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Discinaceae.[1] It was described as Helvella californica by W. Phillips in 1879. It is considered probably poisonous.[3] However, poisoning reports do not exist for G. californica, and the toxin gyromitrin has not been detected in raw samples.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gyromitra californica (W. Phillips) Raitv. (1965)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  3. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  4. ^ Dirks, Alden C.; Mohamed, Osama G.; Schultz, Pamela J.; Miller, Andrew N.; Tripathi, Ashootosh; James, Timothy Y. (2023-01-02). "Not all bad: Gyromitrin has a limited distribution in the false morels as determined by a new ultra high-performance liquid chromatography method". Mycologia. 115 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1080/00275514.2022.2146473. ISSN 0027-5514.
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Gyromitra californica
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Smooth hymenium
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Stipe is bare
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended or poisonous