Turban-top

Turban-top. Helvella. Gen. Pl. 1677. Mushroom top-shaped, smooth above and underneath.

The following have been observed on the eastern borders of Herefordshire in the vicinity of Malvern Hills, and are demeed rariores as natives of Great Britain: […] Helvella Gelatinosa. ––– ― Turban-top. ― Cartilagenea ––– Gristly Turban-top.

Among the poisonous fungi, which could be mistaken for the edible are the Agaricus piperatus puff-ball, the toad-stool and the poisonous orange agaricus, belonging to the cap-fungi and the turban top of the sack species, which often cause poisonous results owing to their resemblance to morels.