David Farber said:


I found these mysterious things growing in my garden. The internet says
they're Morel mushrooms and they may be safe to eat. I would definitely
like a second opinion about that. I found this webpage with some
information about that.

And the photo of the ones in my garden is he
http://webpages.charter.net/mrfixite.../Mushrooms.jpg


Morels are the easiest mushroom to properly identify, and yes, they can
sometimes be found growing in a back yard. Your mushrooms do, indeed,
look like edible morels, but a full ID would require looking at the stem and
cutting one in half.

True morels have hollow stems that connect directly to the cap.

False morels either do not have hollow stems or the cap hangs down over
the stem.

Check out these links:

http://thegreatmorel.com/falsemorel.html
http://thegreatmorel.com/falsemorel2.html

A couple of years back we had a prolonged cool, wet spring and a couple of
dead or dying fruit trees in the back yard, which resulted in a spectacular
crop of extremely delicious morels.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

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