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@clickhere@mastodon.ieNow for another #gardening question: does anyone know what kind of #mushroom this is..? 
@clickhere Looks like a type of morel?
@MacDaraConroy Hmm.. Do I kill it with fire, or offer it to a chef..? 
@cookingroffa @clickhere Seems they’re pretty rare in Ireland, I’ve certainly never seen one. Nice! https://www.ulsterwildlife.org/wildlife-explorer/fungi/morel
@MacDaraConroy @cookingroffa Oh, right - are they not the same, then (morel / morchella)?
@clickhere @cookingroffa I think they are? I’m no mycologist, mind
@MacDaraConroy @cookingroffa Ah, okay - ha, I'm definitely not one, either, so! 
@clickhere @MacDaraConroy yes I think Morchella is the Latin/botanical name for morel
@cookingroffa @MacDaraConroy Aha. It seems I'm on a steep learning curve this evening - thank you!
@clickhere it looks similar to a morel. I'm not an expert, but those of us in the US who hunt wild turkeys in the spring encounter morel mushrooms.
@chgowiz Oh cool! This seems to be the (international) consensus, all right.
Who knew we'd have mushrooms sprouting up. (Not us novices, certainly..!)
@clickhere They're supposed to be a delicacy - at least the folks around here in the Midwest US treat them that way. Enjoy!
@olm_e Well. That sounds unfortunate. (And that's before I even read the wiki page..)
@clickhere they look horrible and smell bad but apparently some people cook them ... I've seen some like your's in belgium..
and scientists apparently have an habit to name things without too much thinking of the consequences ... /o\ (and I should have checked for a better reference name :re edit)
they also named a stellar system with identified planets by the name of a beer f.ex.
... stupid "jokes" averywhere .... :Z
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… ‚phallus impudicus‘ ‚…shameless‘ 
@olm_e @clickhere that is another species.
Looks very much like a morel. If you just have one or two, I'd just leave them be and hope they spread their spores around to get more in the future. If you have an abundant supply do some careful research to ID and harvest one or two.
We get morels in our yard in Michigan, to make sure they are morels I cut them lengthwise to see that they are hollow and have no ring.
Hubs and I also take turns eating them so in case one of us falls ill the other can report on what we ate.
@MCDuncanLab Ooh, thank you for the tips there, it sounds like one to be very careful with. I'll do a proper check to see how many we have here - perhaps have a bumper crop next year!
@clickhere
Looks like a really fine morel, but…..
Morel Mushroom – Risk of Confusion
Morel mushrooms can easily be mistaken for poisonous species such as the false morel (Gyromitra esculenta). These mushrooms look very similar in appearance, but the false morel contains toxic substances that can cause serious health problems.
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True morels have a hollow stem that is fused with the cap, whereas the false morel has a cap with irregular, brain-like folds and is not hollow. It is essential to correctly identify the species before collecting and consuming wild mushrooms.
@solaris Oh, thank you so much for this. I hadn't realised that, about a similar and dangerous 'false' morel. I don't know yet that we'll pick them for eating, but we'll proceed with caution!
@kgfl It seems like it could be that!