Welcome to the May installment of Mushrooms of the Month. Now is the time to take advantage of the 2-3 week fruiting windows for various species of edible morels that can be found in Ohio. The only problem is—actually finding them and knowing what species are edible and which ones are not! So if you are new to morel foraging, make sure you hunt with and expert to make it well worth your day. Or come out to any of our various weekend morel forays this month as hopefully we will find some of these culinary delights for you to enjoy! Plus you will probably see quite a few other unique and interesting species along the way. Check out our events calendar today!
Morchella esculentoides by Frederick A Slezak
Maya with Giant Morels by Hugh Urban
Gyromitra brunnea by Marita King
Ganoderma Tsugae by Andrea Moore
Essentials for Beginners (Mushrooms of Northeast North America by George Baron, Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians by William C Roody, David Arora’s Mushrooms Demystified) by Alan McClelland
Morchella diminutiva by Hugh Urban
Lycogala epidendrum by Marita King
Spring ascomycetes by Walt Sturgeon
Rainfall shelter by Alan McClelland
Polyporus badius by Hugh Urban
A Little Sign of Spring by Alan McClelland
Urnula craterium by Marita King
Polyporus squamosus by Kim Lewin
Gymnopus polyphyllus by Walt Sturgeon
Gyromitra korfii by Walt Sturgeon
Spring Delights by Walt Sturgeon
Rhodotus palmatus by Hugh Urban
Psathyrella sp. by Walt Sturgeon
Magazines for Fungiphiles by Alan McClelland
Maya with a bowl of Pleurotus ostreatus by Hugh Urban
Morchella esculentoides by Hugh Urban
are all the mushrooms pictured here edible?
yes many are!
A note of caution, you should never eat any mushroom that you are not 100% confident that you have properly identified and that it is known to be safe to eat. Many species look alike so you should not rely on appearance alone.