Guide to Mushrooms - Michigan
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Guide t Guide to Mushr o Mushr ooms ooms While some mushrooms types are edible, many are toxic. Do not consume mushrooms that have not been identified by an expert. T T urk urkey tail ey tail Forms fan-shaped caps or rosettes along hardwood logs. Found May - November and may last several sea- sons. Morel Morel Spongelike cap that is attached to a hollow stalk. Favorite spring edible, but beware of look-alikes that are not. Found in April - August. Lobster Lobster mushr mushr oom oom Large, white mushroom that is transformed by an orange parasite that coats it's host. Choice edible mushroom found July - August. Ghost pipe Ghost pipe Often mistaken for a mushroom, this is actually a wildflower that lacks chlorophyll. Found June - August. Orange jelly Orange jelly Gelatinous mass found on decaying conifer wood. Found May - November. Birch polypore Birch polypore Found on dying birch trees, birch snags and fallen logs. Starts as a round knob, enlarging to a shelf-like form. Year-round. Black trumpet Black trumpet Dark brown to black- colored, trumpet- shaped mushrooms with a pleasant odor. Choice edible found in hardwood forests July - October. Y Y ellow ellow-tipped -tipped coral coral Forms clusters of many- branched "fingers" 3-6 inches high. Found July - October. Chick Chicken of the en of the woods woods Multiple overlapping, bright yellow-orange brackets on oaks, 2-16 inches in diameter. Choice edible found May - October. Oyster mushr Oyster mushr oom oom Edible mushrooms the color of raw oysters, found on soft-wood trees like poplars. Found March - May.
Transcript of Guide to Mushrooms - Michigan
Guide tGuide to Mushro MushroomsoomsWhile some mushrooms types are edible, many are toxic.
Do not consume mushrooms that have not been identified by an expert.
TTurkurkey tailey tailForms fan-shaped caps or rosettes along hardwood logs. Found May - November and may last several sea-sons.
MorelMorelSpongelike cap that is attached to a hollow stalk. Favorite spring edible, but beware of look-alikes that are not. Found in April - August.
Lobster Lobster mushrmushroomoomLarge, white mushroom that is transformed by an orange parasite that coats it's host. Choice edible mushroom found July - August.
Ghost pipeGhost pipeOften mistaken for a mushroom, this is actually a wildflower that lacks chlorophyll. Found June - August.
Orange jellyOrange jellyGelatinous mass found on decaying conifer wood. Found May - November.
Birch polyporeBirch polyporeFound on dying birch trees, birch snags and fallen logs. Starts as a round knob, enlarging to a shelf-like form. Year-round.
Black trumpetBlack trumpetDark brown to black- colored, trumpet-shaped mushrooms with a pleasant odor. Choice edible found in hardwood forests July - October.
YYellowellow-tipped -tipped coralcoralForms clusters of many- branched "fingers" 3-6 inches high. Found July - October.
ChickChicken of the en of the woodswoodsMultiple overlapping, bright yellow-orange brackets on oaks, 2-16 inches in diameter. Choice edible found May - October.
Oyster mushrOyster mushroomoomEdible mushrooms the color of raw oysters, found on soft-wood trees like poplars. Found March - May.
