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Gyromitra fastigiata

No common English name — the scientific name is given

currently accepted name: Discina fastigiata (1972) — accepted name according to GBIF; the catalogue keeps the familiar one

Genus Gyromitra. Family Discinaceae. Order Pezizales.

Gyromitra fastigiata — Photographs 1
Gyromitra fastigiata.
Photo Ирины Ухановой

Description

Gyromitra fastigiata grows in broad-leaved woodland on calcareous soils, often beside rotting stumps and wood remains, usually in small groups. It does not occur in the taiga zone. Season: April to May. Translated from a Russian-language source.

Traits

Edibility
Edible

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Photographs

Gyromitra fastigiata — Photographs 2
Gyromitra fastigiata.
Photo Ирины Ухановой
Gyromitra fastigiata — Photographs 3
Gyromitra fastigiata. Mycological illustration.
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: mycoweb.narod.ru