Tag: tulip poplar

North Carolina Yellow Morel Mushrooms and Other Morels

February 24, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com12 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom Stories, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, TaxonomyAmerican elm, black morel, morchella, morel cultivation, morel mushroom, mushroom hunting, North Carolina mushrooms, tulip poplar, wild mushrooms, yellow morel

Yellow morels (sometimes called blond morels) are among the most coveted wild mushrooms in the world, and their appearance each spring is a sight for sore eyes. Unlike most fungi that fruit in the summer and fall, yellow morels and other mushrooms Read More

Eastern U.S. Black Morels – Morchella angusticeps

February 20, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.comLeave a commentCooking Mushrooms, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Taxonomyblack morel, morchella angusticeps, morchella elata, morel mushroom hunting, tulip poplar

The 2015 morel mushroom season is fast approaching in the United States, and here in my home state of North Carolina, local mycophiles have started to post previous years’ pictures to local forums and excitedly speculate about when the black morel Read More

Hunting Morel Mushrooms – Morel Species, Habitats, and Features

February 18, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com7 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Taxonomyash, black morel, elm, green ash, morchella angusticeps, morchella elata, morchella esculenta, morchella esculentoides, morel hunting, morel mushrooms, spring, tulip poplar, yellow morel

Hunting for morel mushrooms is a springtime tradition in many parts of the United States and Canada, and few wild mushrooms inspire more avarice, secrecy, and excitement than the morel. If you’ve never eaten a morel mushroom, you simply don’t know what Read More