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Watch this 14 Day Morel Growing Time-lapse Video
A common misconception about morels is that they “pop up” overnight. You can clearly see in this video that the growing process of the morel is much more than that. It is easy to see how a yellow morel can easily be mistaken for a “gray” morel, when in reality, the “grey” morel is nothing…
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Verpas, The Other False Morels (Verpa conica, V.bohemica)
These two closely related cousins to the morel can easily be confused with the true morels unless one is paying close attention. There is debate over whether the…
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Identifying Gray Morels (Morchella sp.)
This title is a bit of a teaser. It turns out, much to the disparity of many long term morel foragers, that the gray mushroom is a myth.…
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Identifying the False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta)
Morel mushrooms are often described as looking like a brain or like a honeycomb. This is an apt description, however, it means…
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Identifying Black Morel Mushrooms (Morchella sp.)
Identifying morel mushrooms is relatively easy, as they have a distinct look and grow at very specific times of the year. However,…
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What Trees Do Morels Grow Under?
It seems like this would be a simple question to answer, however, as with all things mushroom and specifically morel related, it…