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Paragyromitra ambigua

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Paragyromitra ambigua
Gyromitra ambigua growing on Sauvie Island, Oregon
On Sauvie Island, Oregon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Discinaceae
Genus: Paragyromitra
Species:
P. ambigua
Binomial name
Paragyromitra ambigua
(P.Karst.) X.C. Wang & W.Y. Zhuang (2023)
Synonyms[2]
  • Helvella ambigua P.Karst. (1881)
  • Physomitra infula var. ambigua (P.Karst.) Boud. (1907)
  • Gyromitra ambigua (P. Karst.) Harmaja (1969)[1]

Paragyromitra ambigua is an ascomycete species of fungus in the family Discinaceae, and related to the false morel G. esculenta. The species is found in North America, where it produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) that grow on the ground. The edibility of the fruit bodies is not known with certainty, and it is not recommended for consumption.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Harmaja H. (1969). "A neglected species, Gyromitra ambigua (Karst.) Harmaja, n. comb., and G. infula s. str. in Fennoscandia". Karstenia. 9: 13–19. doi:10.29203/ka.1969.54.
  2. ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ Phillips R. "Gyromitra ambigua". Rogers Mushrooms. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-21.