Rex Trulove
No other mushroom looks like a false morel, either. I’m including it here primarily to show the difference between false morels and true morels. They can’t be easily confused. and they often grow in the same areas, False morels are also hollow.
Some caution should be exercised with false morels, too. They aren’t easily misidentified, however, they can be poisonous in some areas and some people are highly allergic to this fungus. It seems to hinge on where they grow, whether or not they are poisonous. They aren’t deadly poisonous, but the most common complains are upset stomach and headaches after eating the poisonous ones.
In fact, many mushroom guidebooks list false morels as poisonous, even though not all of them are. I’ve eaten a number of large portions of sauteed false morels with no difficulty at all. It is just worthwhile to urge caution with them.
Never seen it before.