Here is an image of a mushroom in transition ... the false morel is sometimes mistaken for the true morel—a prized edible mushroom. This mistake can be deadly, as emphasized in a 2007 case ...

Prized for their superior flavor and relative scarcity, morel mushrooms are often called Molly Moochers in parts of West ...

There is no foolproof way to distinguish which mushroom is edible and which is poisonous. According to the health ministry, one person died earlier this year after eating wild mushrooms.