Is anyone finding anything? It's so dry! I'm not even finding shaggies...
Krista
Friday, April 26, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Krista, Genny Steiner here. The little gems you have are indeed Verpa. Look closely at the attachment of the cap to the stem. The ridges and pits top that looks like a morel attaches at the top of the stem and hangs down tight next to the stem. The stem is hollow but it is not join the bottom edge of the cap. The pith inside the stipe may go away with age. These are great pictures. And as far as I know you have the prize for the first morel type mushroom even though it is a false morel. Don't eat these. But keep watching for the real deal. With this weeks rain and the warmer temperatures, morels should be popping out. You all did good on your mushroom hunt. Great success!
Well, after a GREAT deal of walking today I found these two "MLOs" (morel-like objects.) From the outside and from the odor, I would have sworn they were morels, but after cutting them open I'm not so sure due to the partially attached cap. In the past, I have found really big ones in this spot that looked similar but had more definitely attached caps. They rolled under a bit at the bottom of the cap and looked like an ace of spades when you cut them in half. We ate those with no issues.
There was no pith inside of these two from today. Not too fresh however, so I'm not truly tempted to eat them. I included a picture of a receipt from today just in case an impartial third party decides these are the first morels of the season and not a couple of very pitted Verpas. =) If they last and would be of any value to the ID class, you are welcome to them Genille.
Found several clumps of aging Coprinus micaceus, and what I think is a Clitocybe. It has a very distinctive odor, but unfortunately I can't place it to describe it. Something food or nut-like. Will do a little more research.
Good night all, and happy hunting! Hopefully this little bit of rain will be enough to get things started. I probably walked 6+ miles through all of "my" spots to find these two MLOs...exercise is great, but a few more finds along the way would be nice.
Cheers,
Krista
There was no pith inside of these two from today. Not too fresh however, so I'm not truly tempted to eat them. I included a picture of a receipt from today just in case an impartial third party decides these are the first morels of the season and not a couple of very pitted Verpas. =) If they last and would be of any value to the ID class, you are welcome to them Genille.
Found several clumps of aging Coprinus micaceus, and what I think is a Clitocybe. It has a very distinctive odor, but unfortunately I can't place it to describe it. Something food or nut-like. Will do a little more research.
Good night all, and happy hunting! Hopefully this little bit of rain will be enough to get things started. I probably walked 6+ miles through all of "my" spots to find these two MLOs...exercise is great, but a few more finds along the way would be nice.
Cheers,
Krista
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| Peeking out of the leaf mold...the one in the foreground had a Siamese-twin-like stipe under a single cap. |
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| A view of the insides next to the outsides. |
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| With a receipt from today, just in case I get to claim the first morel find. =) |
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Watch out!
Hi folks,
Just a reminder to watch out for ticks as you are out trying to find the first morel of the season. I went looking yesterday and forgot to check before getting in the car, or in the house, or into bed.... Woke suddenly from a doze to feel a hideous creepy-crawly on my back. Rather large tick, but thankfully, still flat, so I don't think he'd had a meal recently. Peeled myself off the ceiling to have hubby check me over and then felt my skin crawl all night! Ugh!
Since I was awake I did a little light bedtime reading on ticks and found that the behaviors likeliest to pick up ticks (in an infested area, of course) are sitting on a stump, leaning on a tree, or carrying wood. I didn't do those, but I did pull some rotted bark off here and there while looking, so I definitely spent time in proximity to stumps. Guess I won't be picking up any walking sticks this year!
A link to the press release that references the study:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31952
Happy hunting,
Krista
Just a reminder to watch out for ticks as you are out trying to find the first morel of the season. I went looking yesterday and forgot to check before getting in the car, or in the house, or into bed.... Woke suddenly from a doze to feel a hideous creepy-crawly on my back. Rather large tick, but thankfully, still flat, so I don't think he'd had a meal recently. Peeled myself off the ceiling to have hubby check me over and then felt my skin crawl all night! Ugh!
Since I was awake I did a little light bedtime reading on ticks and found that the behaviors likeliest to pick up ticks (in an infested area, of course) are sitting on a stump, leaning on a tree, or carrying wood. I didn't do those, but I did pull some rotted bark off here and there while looking, so I definitely spent time in proximity to stumps. Guess I won't be picking up any walking sticks this year!
A link to the press release that references the study:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31952
Happy hunting,
Krista
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