Welcome to the March installment of Mushrooms of the Month. Yes, it’s March and the snow is still upon us. But soon it will melt in the next weeks as temps start to rise and some of the most delightful and culinary delights will be upon us! So keep and eye on the weather and as we approach April and you might want to get out your lucky mushroom stick and get into the forest. In the meanwhile, check out this article posted last year around this time – Morels and How to find Them by Tim Geho.
Springtime relic by Alan McClelland
Sarcoscypha austriaca by Hugh Urban
Auricularia auricula by Walt Sturgeon
Gyromitra korfii by Dan Molter
Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae on Claytonia virginica by Dan Molter
Foraging essentials from Gary Lincoff by Alan McClelland
Urnula craterium by Dan Molter
Exidia recisa by Dan Molter
Lenzites betulina by Dan Molter
Morchella angusticeps by Hugh Urban
Morchella esculenta by Hugh Urban
Disciotis venosa by Hugh Urban
The Hunt begins… Alan McClelland
Ohio Mushroom Society 
E. recisa looks so much like an A. auricula, but in poor shape. What do you do to tell the difference?
Separating these two from a photo is difficult if not impossible. There are other Auricularia species as well such as Auricularia americana.
Reblogged this on Virginias Touch Photography, and Astrology Graphics.