Old Man of the woods is traditionally a bolete called Strobilomyces floccopus. Instead of gills on the underside it has pores. It is also darker and shaggier and when cut it stains red. This looks to be in the agaricus family.
2023 Morels Season
Well, its 2023 and its warm here in Texas. Getting plenty of rain on the Eastern side of the state. If this weather pattern keeps up, we should be finding morels in February. Its happened to me once before. Hope all in Texas has a good season.
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If I had to guess I'm going to say Leucoagaricus, but it's only a guess. A sporeprint and more pictures would be helpful.Another six miles down, and not one morel found. I did find alot of these. Any idea what they are? View attachment 44900
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Were they growing from soil or wood ?Another six miles down, and not one morel found. I did find alot of these. Any idea what they are? View attachment 44900
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At first glance I’m thinking Lentinus arcularius
We get tons of these growing on logs here in south Louisiana
Visiting here in Ft Worth. When I lived in Mansfield year ago, found one lone yellow. Anyways, are the morels out in the Ft Worth area? I might take a walk Thursday after work.
We get very few reports of finds within the DFW metroplex. I live there, and have only found a morel or 2 here and there, despite many miles hiked. Morels concentrate toxins in the soil, so eating lots of morels from urban green space, should they be found, is also probably not that wise.
We do occasionally have people hint at significant finds in floodplains along the Trinity River forks, but you could not pay me to eat a mushroom from those heavily polluted areas.
This is why, after a decade of morel hunting, I spend the majority of my foraging time outside of the metroplex. I find more for my miles that way, And I am more secure that I am not making myself unhealthy by eating urban runoff mushrooms.
That said, the city heats up faster than the country, and with morels finds being reported as far north as Tulsa, you can bet that the morels that do dwell in the Fort Worth area are beginning to fruit.
We do occasionally have people hint at significant finds in floodplains along the Trinity River forks, but you could not pay me to eat a mushroom from those heavily polluted areas.
This is why, after a decade of morel hunting, I spend the majority of my foraging time outside of the metroplex. I find more for my miles that way, And I am more secure that I am not making myself unhealthy by eating urban runoff mushrooms.
That said, the city heats up faster than the country, and with morels finds being reported as far north as Tulsa, you can bet that the morels that do dwell in the Fort Worth area are beginning to fruit.
Visiting here in Ft Worth. When I lived in Mansfield year ago, found one lone yellow. Anyways, are the morels out in the Ft Worth area? I might take a walk Thursday after work.
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Listen to Ben's wisdom. I'll taste test the urban shrooms for you guys and let yall know.
Listen to Ben's wisdom. I'll taste test the urban shrooms for you guys and let yall know.
Shaggy mane very yummy
Hope I find some shaggies too
Well, kinda sorta, but I take your meaning. In fact, all mushrooms will pick up toxins from the soil. I found a spot in a local city park that flushes meadow mushrooms and horse mushrooms. I was advised on these boards to be careful about eating them. But seeing as the park has been unused for around 30 years, and the city barely has the money to keep the grass mown, I figure I will be alright.We get very few reports of finds within the DFW metroplex. I live there, and have only found a morel or 2 here and there, despite many miles hiked. Morels concentrate toxins in the soil, so eating lots of morels from urban green space, should they be found, is also probably not that wise.
We do occasionally have people hint at significant finds in floodplains along the Trinity River forks, but you could not pay me to eat a mushroom from those heavily polluted areas.
This is why, after a decade of morel hunting, I spend the majority of my foraging time outside of the metroplex. I find more for my miles that way, And I am more secure that I am not making myself unhealthy by eating urban runoff mushrooms.
That said, the city heats up faster than the country, and with morels finds being reported as far north as Tulsa, you can bet that the morels that do dwell in the Fort Worth area are beginning to fruit.
Yes, upland parks NOT in flood plains are fair game for me, too. I forage pounds and pounds of chanterelles from upland parks in the North DFW area, and serve them to guests at my restaurant, and gorge on them with friends and family.Well, kinda sorta, but I take your meaning. In fact, all mushrooms will pick up toxins from the soil. I found a spot in a local city park that flushes meadow mushrooms and horse mushrooms. I was advised on these boards to be careful about eating them. But seeing as the park has been unused for around 30 years, and the city barely has the money to keep the grass mown, I figure I will be alright.
The majority of morel findings in the metroplex are in floodplains of the Trinity River and its tributaries. Take a stroll through any of these and you will find as much garbage as there is greenery, and you know that all of the city's street runoff has gone through the gutters and sewers and ended up on top of that soil during floods.
My warning is specifically for floodplains, which tend to be where morels in the metroplex are found. (And the more urban you get, the more green space is concentrated only in floodplains, which do not offer viable commercial real estate.) You could not convince me to eat a single mushroom from an urban flood plain, morel or otherwise. But undisturbed upland parks that do not get submerged in street runoff are regular targets for my forays, and one of my garage freezers is absolutely full of mushrooms from these areas...boletes, oysters, chanties, and agarics.
Morels, in particular, are known to concentrate heavy metals in the soil. This is one reason why mushrooms are being researched for cleaning up toxic ocean oil spills. I seriously doubt that eating three or four of them found in LB Houston Park, for example, where I have found a few now and then, or along the White Rock Creek greenbelt, where larger finds have been reported, will hurt a body.
But you will find more if you get outside the city! And there is less worry about them being bad for you.
Well SaidYes, upland parks NOT in flood plains are fair game for me, too. I forage pounds and pounds of chanterelles from upland parks in the North DFW area, and serve them to guests at my restaurant, and gorge on them with friends and family.
The majority of morel findings in the metroplex are in floodplains of the Trinity River and its tributaries. Take a stroll through any of these and you will find as much garbage as there is greenery, and you know that all of the city's street runoff has gone through the gutters and sewers and ended up on top of that soil during floods.
My warning is specifically for floodplains, which tend to be where morels in the metroplex are found. (And the more urban you get, the more green space is concentrated only in floodplains, which do not offer viable commercial real estate.) You could not convince me to eat a single mushroom from an urban flood plain, morel or otherwise. But undisturbed upland parks that do not get submerged in street runoff are regular targets for my forays, and one of my garage freezers is absolutely full of mushrooms from these areas...boletes, oysters, chanties, and agarics.
Morels, in particular, are known to concentrate heavy metals in the soil. This is one reason why mushrooms are being researched for cleaning up toxic ocean oil spills. I seriously doubt that eating three or four of them found in LB Houston Park, for example, where I have found a few now and then, or along the White Rock Creek greenbelt, where larger finds have been reported, will hurt a body.
But you will find more if you get outside the city! And there is less worry about them being bad for you.
Its been dead for me..We still have cooler weather but we just need a good rain to hopefully make them flush again. Running out of time.
I found about a dozen today. Just seems played out in East Texas around Tyler area.
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