Paragyromitra ambigua

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]

Paragyromitra ambigua
On Sauvie Island, Oregon
Scientific classification
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[1]
Helvella ambigua P.Karst. (1881) Physomitra infula var. ambigua (P.Karst.) Boud. (1907) Gyromitra ambigua (P. Karst.) Harmaja (1969)[2]

See also

• Gyromitrin, a toxic chemical found in Gyromitra fungi
• Morchella, the true morels