Gyromitra esculenta, or the Conifer False Morel, is not a morel. Some folks eat it with no ill effects, but it contains a liquid that hydrolizes to a poisonous gas (methyl hydrazine) that is also known as rocket fuel propellant. It is also called “brain fungus” [June 15; BWCAW Cook County, Minnesota]


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