They look like gnomes.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/473170_404482079585471_193327494034265_1266678_778709897_o.jpg)
the kind that turn your liver into liquid :o
jk i have no idea
I found something called morchella elata that looks like it.
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I do not know either......maybe Smurf Huts???
Sorry could not resist.....................
Ray
Could be a StinkHorn.....
Click me, Click me (http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallaceae.html)
Looks like it would be related to a morel. I have never seen morels growing in the wild but the wrinkled exterior of the mushrooms in the pic closely resemble the exterior of a morel.
Ya, my first thought was that it does resemble a morel, although I have never actually seen one growing in the wild either. The description in that link for the StinkHorn sounds dead on. It even mentions that people mistake them. Regardless, I don't think I would saute it up to serve over my steak.
These are Morchella tormentosa, the "burn morel." So named because they come up after forest fires.
So are they good to eat - or best to leave them for the Smurfs? ;D They sure look cool.
It's a morel that has been up too long and is drying out.
Its a mushroom screaming for an egg wash and roll in crushed crackers then fried in butter and placed on my plate. Just finished 3 pounds of fresh picked morels last night.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 10, 2012, 12:05:55 PM
Its a mushroom screaming for an egg wash and roll in crushed crackers then fried in butter and placed on my plate. Just finished 3 pounds of fresh picked morels last night.
You lucky Bastard.
I very much doubt that it is a tormentosa which are unique to western Canada. It looks like the common black morel, Morchella Angusticeps, which grows throughout North America. The specimens in question are a bit past their prime, but they are sought after and are delicious. I really can't see how they could be mistaken for a stinkhorn. The comparison is like a pizza to a cowpie.
They are all of the same family apparently. From what I have been reading they are very good eating.
http://www.danielwinkler.com/morels_of_the_pacific_northwest.htm
Very interesting.Thanks.
Quote from: devo on May 10, 2012, 01:09:29 PM
They are all of the same family apparently. From what I have been reading they are very good eating.
http://www.danielwinkler.com/morels_of_the_pacific_northwest.htm
Of course the true (edible) morels are all from the morchella genus, and as Winkler indicated in the link that you provided the taxonomy is not that clear but you don't live on the West Coast, so you have to rule out it being a tormentosa. The black morel also grows where there was a fire the previous season. Not too many where I live because the soil is acidic but I did find a handful while on a hike last Monday. The previous week I gathered a batch of oyster mushrooms. Can't wait for the rains in September and October when mushroom season takes place in earnest. Last year I spent 23 days foraging in the forests.
Quote from: devo on May 10, 2012, 01:09:29 PM
They are all of the same family apparently. From what I have been reading they are very good eating.
http://www.danielwinkler.com/morels_of_the_pacific_northwest.htm
Like a plate full of heaven
They look like these...
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr144/WindriverStudios/IMG_5154.jpg)
Which we also, like 10.5 fried up and ate.
They are morels but don't go picking and eating mushrooms without an experienced person showing you the ropes.
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on May 11, 2012, 06:02:08 AM
They look like these...
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr144/WindriverStudios/IMG_5154.jpg)
Which we also, like 10.5 fried up and ate.
They are morels but don't go picking and eating mushrooms without an experienced person showing you the ropes.
Carolyn
Nice batch, I'm jealous.