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Originally Posted by atom
There is a false Morel out there so make sure the bottom of the cap is connected to the stem and not just a bell shape around it. The false wont kill you but it will make you extremely sick.
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Just did a quick research, looks like "false Morel" is used to describe more than 1 mushroom:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verpa_bohemica
This article puts it as "edible, but questionable".
My "mushroom handbook" puts it as edible (even ranks better than oysters).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromitra_esculenta
This one is poisonous.
Both are regarded as "false morel"
You can see that it is pretty dangerous sometimes (especially for some noobs), different mushrooms looking similar etc.