False Morel by durleybeachbum
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Description
Gyromitra esculenta.
I am excited to have a group of these widespread but occasional fungi appear in my garden. They like my sandy soil, but are usually found in coniferous woodland.
See another one Here
Comments (17)
Juliette.Gribnau
way cool !
blinkings
WOW I would have had no idea what it was!
Hendesse
Reminds of a brain. An interesting shot, fantastic details!
jayfar
Looks like a mass of mess, super colour.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Never knew what these were called, I have seen these, but when I didn't have a camera with me. Excellent work.
wysiwig
Super shot. It does look like brains. You seem to have created the botanical equivalent of an Ark.
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God bless.
jendellas
They look very weird!!
SunriseGirl
I was curious about this fungi so i looked it up to see if it was edible. It is not! http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2002.html But, it does make a lovely photo. :)
auntietk
What a find! I'll bet you were happy to discover this little gem. :)
aksirp
cool and very interesting!
Faemike55
it looks like someone's guts are tied up in a knot! Great capture
goodoleboy
Cool capture in this macro, Andrea. Since I have never seen a real Morel before, I will take your word that this isn't the real thing, and that it is indeed the false variety. Actually, it appears to be a conglomeration of purple worms, tightly wound in some sort of wrestling match.
danapommet
A magnificent zoom, gorgeous color and it looks like a brain that has escaped an anatomy lab! :)
jocko500
look like a brain lol. cool shot
Mark-David-Rogers
A fascinating fungi, a great discovery and quality captures.. but quite deadly... this can be a killer by mistaken identity and also because esculenta means good to eat in Latin which would be one's last meal if they chose to do so. If I'm not mistaken it's sometimes known as the false morel and people have died collecting them thinking they are indeed those... but this one should come with a skull and cross bones because not only is it very toxic it is also carcinogenic and death can be agonizing process up to a week it seems. Great captures... don't let the dogs eat them.
MrsRatbag
What a lovely little fungus this is! Beautiful capture!