Gyromitra esculenta (false morel)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Gyromitra esculenta (Persoon, 1800) - false morel. (public display, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, Colorado, USA) Fungi are multicellular, non-photosynthesizing eucaryotes that are not capable of spontaneous movement. They feed on nutrients derived from organic matter in dead and decaying plants, such as wood, or in soil, or from living organisms. Those that feed on decaying wood or dead plant matter in soil are called saprotrophic fungi. Those that feed on living organisms are called parasitic fungi. Those that colonize a plant's roots and derive nutrients from (but not harming) the host plant are called mycorrhizal fungi. Info. from signage at the Denver Museum: "Although esculenta means "edible," large quantities of this mushroom can be deadly. It is often found in the loose soil of northern Colorado's mixed woods, fruiting in late spring and early summer. This mushroom is usually saprotrophic." Classification: Fungi, Ascomycota, Pezizomycetes, Pezizales, Discinaceae See a description of the false morel at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromitra_esculenta. Date: 26 October 2013, 15:13:50. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/22356414223/. Author: James St. John.