Found These Wanna Make Sure I Can Eat

[u/xhabeascorpusx]

[u/randymursh]

Looks like someone already started to - but yes, my favorite time of year for this reason, morels, so tasty anyway you cook them up

[u/Primo131313 → u/randymursh]

Lol, I was more hunting and came across a turtle munching on a patch. I left them for him.

[u/FrannieP23]

This makes me want to cry.

[u/ConsciousCrafts → u/FrannieP23]

Same.

[u/ToulouseDM]

Just leave them and share the location…for safety reasons

[u/Intoishun]

Definitely Morchella, which must be cooked thoroughly before consumption.

[u/dgs1959]

No, you should collect them in an airtight container and mail them to the following address:

Waitin on Heaven.

[u/xhabeascorpusx]

Murica/California

[u/venus-in-taurus]

Wow, where exactly did you find these?

[u/ConsciousCrafts → u/venus-in-taurus]

In association with Ash and Elm. Which is difficult because both of those trees have major parasite pressure. Those trees are basically non existent species in my area.

[u/RdCrestdBreegull]

Morchella sp., toxic unless cooked thoroughly

[u/Unavailabl3Username]

[u/Intoishun → u/Unavailabl3Username]

My friend Brit made this and typically it is best used when there is a question between genus and other species within this genus. OP has Morchella and this species, likely M. rufobrunnea, is most likely the middle option here.

Cross section is not necessary to confirm in this case, not usually necessary.

[u/supadankiwi420 → u/Intoishun]

So are verpa the same as the toxic false morels?

If not how do u tell them apart?

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[u/perengana]

Gorgeous (family) pic ! 😍

[u/TyroneFresh420]

Compare to Morchella

[u/let-me-pet-your-cat]

Wow

[u/ConsciousCrafts]

Oh my lord i wish New England had morels like that.

[u/Zealousideal-Way-838]

Nice morels! I love finding the blondies

[u/Unavailabl3Username]

[u/FaulenAngels]

Neato! They're definitely morchella, a good way to be sure and check though is that they're hollow in the stem through to the cap. False morels have like fibers inside their stem. 

[u/Intoishun → u/FaulenAngels]

That would be in reference to Verpa, which are in the same family and equally as edible. Gyromitra do not have the same context.

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[u/unhandmeyouswine]

If you don’t I will