Gyromitra ambigua

Gyromitra ambigua is an ascomycete fungus species of the genus Gyromitra, and related to the false morel G. esculenta. It belongs to the Pezizales order. The species is found in North America, where it produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) that grow on the ground. The edibility of the fruit bodies is not known with certainty, and it is not recommended for consumption.[3]

Gyromitra ambigua
Gyromitra ambigua growing on Sauvie Island, Oregon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Discinaceae
Genus: Gyromitra
Species:
G. ambigua
Binomial name
Gyromitra ambigua
(P.Karst.) Harmaja (1969)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Helvella ambigua P.Karst. (1881)
  • Physomitra infula var. ambigua (P.Karst.) Boud. (1907)

See also

References
  1. Harmaja H. (1969). "A neglected species, Gyromitra ambigua (Karst.) Harmaja, n. comb., and G. infula s. str. in Fennoscandia". Karstenia. 9: 13–19. doi:10.29203/ka.1969.54.
  2. "Gyromitra ambigua (P. Karst.) Harmaja 1969". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. Phillips R. "Gyromitra ambigua". Rogers Mushrooms. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-21.


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