Wrinkled thimble-cap
Verpa bohemica
The wrinkled thimble-cap has a small yellow-brown, thimble-shaped cap with brain-like wrinkles that hangs free from the top of the stem, unlike true morels. It fruits in early spring, before true morels, and has caused poisonings.
Where it's found
Fruits in early spring on the ground in woods after snowmelt, often along riverbanks near cottonwoods, willows and aspens, buried in plant litter.
Distribution
Found in northern North America, Europe and Asia, where it has been recorded from India and Türkiye.
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