 In the field , the mushroom is reliably distinguished from the true morels on the basis of cap attachment : V. bohemica has a cap that hangs completely free from the stem . Although widely considered edible , consumption of the mushroom is generally not advised due to reports of poisoning in susceptible individuals . Poisoning symptoms include gastrointestinal upset and lack of muscular coordination . V. bohemica is found in northern North America , Europe , and Asia . It fruits in early spring , growing on the ground in woods following the snowmelt , before the appearance of " true morels " ( genus Morchella ) . The synonym Ptychoverpa bohemica is often used by European mycologists . 
 In the field , the mushroom is reliably distinguished from the true morels on the basis of cap attachment : V. bohemica <a href='got' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> a cap <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>hangs</mark></a> completely free from the stem . Although widely considered edible , consumption of the mushroom is generally not advised due to <a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>reports</mark></a> of poisoning in susceptible individuals . Poisoning symptoms include gastrointestinal upset and lack of muscular coordination . V. bohemica is found in northern North America , Europe , and Asia . It <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>fruits</mark></a> in early spring , growing on the ground in woods following the snowmelt , before the appearance of " true morels " ( genus Morchella ) . The synonym Ptychoverpa bohemica is often used by European mycologists . 
In the field , da mushroom is reliably distinguished from tdatrue morels on the basis of cap attachment : V. bohemica got a cap hang completely free from the stem . Although widely considered edible , consumption of the mushroom is generally not advised due to no reports of poisoning in susceptible individuals . Poisoning symptoms include gastrointestinal upset and lack of muscular coordination . V. bohemica is found in northern North America , Europe , and Asia . It fruit in early spring , growin on the ground in woods following the snowmelt , before the appearance of " true morels " ( genus Morchella ) . The synonym Ptychoverpa bohemica is often used by European mycologists .