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Gyromitra esculenta – False morel

Synonyms: Helvella esculenta, Physomitra esculenta.

Common name: false morel.

Russian name: Strochok obyknovennyy.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Gyromitra esculenta /ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə ˌɛskjəˈlɛntə, ˌdʒɪrə-/, is an ascomycete fungus from the genus Gyromitra, widely distributed across Europe and North America. It normally fruits in sandy soils under coniferous trees in spring and early summer. The fruiting body, or mushroom, is an irregular brain-shaped cap dark brown in colour that can reach 10 cm (4 in) high and 15 cm (6 in) wide, perched on a stout white stipe up to 6 cm (2.4 in) high.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Cut false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Texture of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in moss in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom among pine needles in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in a pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a tourist ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a campground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Surface of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Close up of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on a campground in pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms on a campground in pine forest in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Three small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on open ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushrooms on open ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom on sandy ground in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731

Small false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731

Details of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) mushroom in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2017
Unnamed Road, Vaskelovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2017
Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on roadside in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2017
Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
Aptekarskiy pr., 3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
Aptekarskiy pr., 3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022

Masses of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022

Texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27, 2017
ulitsa Professora Popova, 2к1, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017
Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

Side view of a false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017
Zapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) behind a fire pond in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017
Unnamed Road, Pesochnyy, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a small ditch behind a fire pond in area of Dibuny - Pesochny, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2017
Unnamed Road, Pesochnyy, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Side view of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Folded cap of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in moss on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in moss on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

Brown texture of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) on a site of campfire in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2019
Unnamed Road, Zakhodskoye, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Texture of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Dissected false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Group of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand of fire ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Group of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in sand of fire ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Old false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a roadside ditch on Lenin Trail near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a roadside ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

Mature false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a roadside ditch near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

Side view of false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a forest near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Group of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a forest near Lenin Trail in area of Razliv near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2019
Leninskaya Tropa, Pesochny, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Komarovo Cemetery, 20 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2019
Ozornaya Ulitsa, 43-45, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197733

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on a bonfire site in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 25, 2019

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 26, 2019
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188732

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on sandy soil near Orekhovo train station, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 31, 2019
Unnamed Road, Orekhovo, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188731

False morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2019
Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta, Russian name Strochok) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) taken from a depression in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

Dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

Large dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

Large dark brown false morel mushrooms (Gyromitra esculenta) on charred forest floor in a burned spruce forest in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2021
Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188861

False morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) on a road in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 16, 2021
Zarechnaya Ulitsa, 2, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188667

Large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a pine forest on Leninskaya Tropa Trail between Dibuny and Razliv Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 24, 2021
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Close-up of a large false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in a pine forest on Leninskaya Tropa Trail between Dibuny and Razliv Lake, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 24, 2021
Leninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

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