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Gyromitra esculenta  (false morel)

Photo of Gyromitra esculenta by <a href="http://www.cdhs.us">Alfred Cook</a>
© Alfred Cook (Photo ID #11320)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Steese Highway - Alaska Photographer Alfred Cook
Habitat burn area  
Photo Date June 01, 2007 Upload Date January 05, 2008
Elevation (m) 280  
UTM Zone # Latitude
UTM Easting Longitude
UTM Northing Photo ID # 11320
Notes Although the species name esculenta indicates the species is edible, the species is poisonous to some people and even the fumes from cooking can cause death. See http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/gyromitra.htm. Photographed east of Central, Alaska on a burned hilside near a thaw lake south of the Steese highway (mile 134).

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