May is the peak season for morel mushrooms in Michigan, but the fruiting period lasts from April to mid-June. The Michigan DNR provides a "Mi-Morels Map" highlighting recent large burn areas, which ...

The bloodroots were up, and mayapples were already shrouding the forest floor with a swath of green. But I wasn’t after them.

False morels are known as nonedible look-alike species and should not be eaten. The easiest way to check whether a mushroom is a false morel, is to check if the cap connects to the stalk.

thoroughly cooking the entire mushroom from cap to base can be safely enjoyed. Proper identification is crucial, as there are some toxic false morel look-alikes. All parts from the cap down ...

Morel mushrooms, properly “Morchella” are fungi that appear in the spring across the northern hemisphere, but especially drive “mushroom hunters” near mad in the Midwest. Trespassing. Camouflage. Cash ...

False morels are known as nonedible look-alike species and should not be eaten. The easiest way to check whether a mushroom is a false morel, is to check if the cap connects to the stalk.

One of the main things to watch out for when hunting for morels are poser mushrooms. Big red false morel may look similar to regular edible morels but could potentially be toxic. Skalicky said ...

Morels are edible sponge-like mushrooms, usually with black ridges and yellowish-brown pits. There are also black morels, which look similar to common morels but with a darker cap. You may also ...