Maublancomyces korfii – Snow False Morel
Maublancomyces korfii (Snow false morel) is a look alike to true morels (Morchella spp.). Both true and false morels fruit in the spring. The snow false morel can be found growing under hardwoods. It is saprobic and potentially also mycorrhizal. Some false morel mushrooms have the toxin gyromitrin, which becomes monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) when […]
Morchella americana – Yellow Morel
Yellow Morels (Morchella americana) are the most widely distributed morel in North America. There are over 20 species of morels in North America. Look for morels 1-3 days after spring rains, when soil temperatures are between 50-60 degrees F. Morels are mycorrhizal, often growing in old apple orchards, under ash, standing dead elms, tulip trees, […]