[rtockstein]

I've eaten a lot of these, meaty with a great morel flavor. I only eat a few at a time.

Some books call it poisonous, some say edible.

The false morel, brain morel, snowbank morel. Gyromitra whatever. Common in the Uintas, has dangerous lookalikes.

Wear gloves, cut the mushroom in half and look for chambers, consult your field guide. Do not eat any false morel raw.

Be careful out there.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong... but I think some mushrooms like false morels have toxins that accumulate in your body and eventually do organ damage, similar to the way mercury accumulates in the body.

I've never wanted to eat those, even though I may be able to eat a few without getting sick.

 

[Catherder]

My son and I went on a hike today. I was hoping for some lecciniums with the recent rain. No luck there but I did find this one, which I thought was cool.

 

[johnnycake]

My son and I went on a hike today. I was hoping for some lecciniums with the recent rain. No luck there but I did find this one, which I thought was cool.

Looks like a small Calvatia sculpta right there.

 

[Catherder]

Looks like a small Calvatia sculpta right there.

Ye, verily. Or maybe a baby C. booniana.

 

[johnnycake]

Maybe. That would be one of the smallest C. booniana I've seen though

 

[teledan]

Anyone find any morels this season? I did t really get a chance to go look but when I’ve been out fishing and such I haven’t see anything.

 

[wyogoob]

I went to my favorite hotspot twice and nothing.

 

[Catherder]

It's been so dry down here, the only shrooms I've seen this year have been lbm's growing in the lawn at work.

 

[one4fishing]

This is the 1st year out looking. Hit it pretty hard in April and through may. Found 3 morels in the same spot three different times. Tooo dry. Too hot.
Oysters have been pretty good to me though

 

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[johnnycake]

Nice! Oysters are probably my favorite mushroom out there

 

[Catherder]

King for a day.


My brother and his family accompanied me on a hike to one of the larger peaks near the family property on the 'Satch. While I had been there before and the air quality left something to be desired, it was a good time. It was doubly nice that the trail decided to open a buffet for us en route. Plenty of currents and raspberries. Also, it was King time.

They were everywhere in a certain zone! Multiple sizes and no worms.

I didn't have the carrying ability to pick a large quantity, but I could have. I picked several smaller ones, some of which we ate for dinner and the rest are in the dehydrator for a batch of dried shrooms.

This was an oddity.

It came up in the king area but has quite a distinctive cap. The stalk and underside looked pure bolete however. I didn't pick it.


Didn't pick this guy.

Came across these guys near the road while driving out. I know a few on here like them.

Fun day.

 

[teledan]

Found a few last weekend

 

[Catherder]

That's quite a nice variety. Nice hedgehog! I looked in my hedgehog spot this week but nada. Did find a few sullius on the mountain, along with some others I don't pick and/or weren't familiar with. Looks like you have plenty to work culinary masterpieces with.

I'm kicking myself that I didn't haul down more kings yesterday. My dried batch is almost done and the shrinkage effect tells me I wish I had more.

 

[johnnycake]

I've been pretty thrilled with finding a dozen nice kings and grundles of hemileccinum sublagripes (lemon boletes) in my new yard this year. Haven't made much time for a foraging walk yet though. Hericiums are popping like crazy from what I see on facebook, so I need to get on it!

 

[Catherder]

With all this rain we are getting down here, I might have to haul my butt back up there and get some more.

Too bad my vacation week is over.

 

[teledan]

What do you guys think, maybe Leucoagaricus leucothites? None of the ones we found had a volva. We found them in a grassy area near a small stream.

 

[Catherder]

Looks like a distinct possibility if there was no volva.

I still would be too chicken to eat that though. 🐔

 

[teledan]

Yeah me too too similar to a destroying angel for me.